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 ...

GBS scores were calculated and outcome data (hospital interventions for GI bleeding and death) were recorded. The second phase was conducted at two hospitals. In this phase, consecutive emergency ...

Patients who suffer a GI bleed after PCI are a challenging group. They may have multiple comorbidities and are often medically unstable; treatment must balance the need to prevent ischemic post ...

The following case is the third of such obstructions by blood-clot cast and presented several interesting problems in diagnosis and therapy. G.K., a 62-year-old housewife, was first seen in ...

Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a common and potentially life-threatening condition that requires prompt and accurate ...

Acute gastrointestinal bleeding and perforation are important clinical concerns, traditionally associated with high mortality rates. Advances in clinical practice over the past two decades are ...

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It has been suggested that it may be possible, by means of the increased blood ammonia concentration, to differentiate ruptured esophageal varices from other gastrointestinal sites of hemorrhage ...