Gastrointestinal: A rare cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding: Epiphrenic esophageal diverticula
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An uncommon source of upper gastrointestinal bleeding: epiphrenic esophageal diverticulum
Esophageal diverticula are rare findings that have an estimated incidence of 1 per 500 000 people per year, even though acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding is a relatively common medical emergency with an incidence of up to 150 per 100 000 people per year and a mortality rate of 7-14%. An 83-year-old man presented with hematemesis and melena. Urgent upper endoscopy revealed an esophageal dive...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0815-9319,1440-1746
DOI: 10.1111/jgh.14755