Diagnosis and Management of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding (01.02.2008)

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Bleeding of variable severity can occur anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract. Upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is defined as bleeding proximal to the ligament of Treitz. General observations The incidence of upper gastrointestinal bleeding is...