Endoscopy for Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
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Endoscopy for Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Endoscopy for acute nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding plays an important role in primary diagnosis and management, particularly with respect to identification of high-risk stigmata lesions and to providing endoscopic hemostasis to reduce the risk of rebleeding and mortality. Early endoscopy, defined as endoscopy within the first 24 hours after presentation, improves patient outcome an...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Endoscopy
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2234-2400,2234-2443
DOI: 10.5946/ce.2014.47.4.315