If the bleeding lesion is in the stomach — whether from an ulcer, a tumor or erosive gastritis — gastric resection including the lesion should be carried out.

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 ...

Treatment options for erosive gastritis are available. Medications can help reduce stomach acid production, and procedures can stop internal bleeding if needed. There are two types of erosive ...

Objective: To identify and evaluate the quality of evidence supporting prophylactic use of treatments for stress ulcers and upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Stress ulcers, erosions of the stomach ...

Gastritis may not cause any symptoms, but abdominal pain, upset stomach, nausea, and vomiting are sometimes experienced.

Celebrity hairstylist Jesus Guerrero died in February at the age of 34 but the cause of death is still unknown ...

Since 1942 it has been standard practice at the Maine Medical Center to regard all cases of massive bleeding from the upper gastrointestinal tract as problems for combined medical and surgical ...

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

Christian T. Ruff, MD, MPH, of Brigham and Women's Hospital, discusses new data comparing abelacimab with rivaroxaban in ...

A prospective, Australian study has found that 19% of patients who presented with upper gastrointestinal bleeding had elevated troponin I levels—an indication of cardiac injury. Although upper ...

The 10-month-old baby underwent a delicate embolisation procedure and was discharged after a seven-day hospital stay after ...

In addition, methods used for diagnosis of UGI bleeding greatly varied across studies and we could not integrate data for most comparisons.