December 19, 2008 — Hospitalizations for upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding decreased by 14% from 1998 to 2006, according to a report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. "Upper GI ...

THERE have been two striking changes in the last twenty years in the management of hemorrhage from the upper gastrointestinal tract. Twenty years ago many able clinicians discouraged the giving of ...

Background A 38-year-old man with AIDS and hepatitis C was admitted to our hospital in January 2005, with complaints of epigastric pain, odynophagia, and melena of 4 days' duration. The patient was ...

We selected the systematic review and meta-analysis by Wang et al. (2015) for a full commentary. The evidence comparing pharmacological interventions to manage variceal bleeding was of low quality ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “GI bleeding is the most common GI reason for hospitalization in the U.S. and thus the most common emergency ...

The American College of Gastroenterology published updated guidelines on managing upper gastrointestinal and ulcer bleeding in the May 2021 issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology. The ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Prophylactic endotracheal intubation prior to endoscopy was not beneficial for patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding and was instead tied to adverse risks, researchers ...

The benefit of routine repeat endoscopy after endoscopic hemostasis in the management of peptic ulcer bleeding is controversial. The aim of this Review is to evaluate the efficacy of second-look ...

Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a symptom of a disease, condition, or injury affecting any part of the gastrointestinal tract. The GI tract includes the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon ...

A 49-year-old woman with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Barrett's esophagus and type 2 diabetes who was taking single-dose ASA daily and had recently undergone cholecystectomy presented to the ...

Endoscopic injection of N‑butyl‑2‑cyanoacrylate can obliterate gastric varices, whereas attempts at banding are likely to be unsuccessful for these varices. The following measures can be used to ...