Open AccessTime trends of causes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding and endoscopic findings
Author(s) -
Ibrahim M Alruzug,
Thamer A Aldarsouny,
Toufic Semaan,
Manhal K Aldaher,
Adnan AlMustafa,
Nahla Azzam,
Abdulrahman Aljebreen,
Majid A. Almadi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/sjg.sjg_378_20
Subject(s) - melena , medicine , hematochezia , esophagogastroduodenoscopy , upper gastrointestinal bleeding , endoscopy , gastroenterology , esophageal varices , surgery , general surgery , colonoscopy , portal hypertension , cirrhosis , colorectal cancer , cancer
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a frequent cause for emergency endoscopy and, in a proportion, requires the application of endotherapy. We aim to evaluate the proportion of variceal and nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB), the endoscopic findings that were detected, as well as the temporal trends of endoscopic findings over a period of 13 years.