upper-GI bleeding

upper-GI bleeding

Haemorrhage anyplace in the upper end of the gastrointestinal tract, usually understood to mean from the oesophagus to the ligament of Treitz at the duodenojejunal junction.
Upper GI Bleeding, causes
Oesophagus
• Oesophagitis
• Oesophageal varices
• Mallory-Weiss syndrome
• Carcinoma
Stomach
• Erosion
• Peptic ulcer disease
• Vascular malformation
• Carcinoma
Aorto-duodenal fistula
Upper GI Bleeding, predisposing factors
• Advanced age;
• Cardiovascular co-morbidity;
• Drugs (NSAIDs, aspirin, steroids, chemotherapeutics).