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Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Gastrointestinal bleeding is hemorrhage occurring anywhere along the digestive tract, from the esophagus to the anus, and is conventionally divided into upper gastrointestinal bleeding, originating proximal to the ligament of Treitz, and lower gastrointestinal bleeding from more distal sites. It ranges in severity f…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 10 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 45× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2574-4526 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Gastrointestinal bleeding is hemorrhage occurring anywhere along the digestive tract, from the esophagus to the anus, and is conventionally divided into upper gastrointestinal bleeding, originating proximal to the ligament of Treitz, and lower gastrointestinal bleeding from more distal sites. It ranges in severity from occult, slow blood loss to massive, life-threatening hemorrhage, and presents with signs such as hematemesis, melena, or hematochezia depending on the source and rate of bleeding. Causes are diverse and include peptic ulceration, esophageal and gastric varices arising from portal hypertension or localized venous obstruction, malignancy, vascular and inflammatory lesions, and disorders of hemostasis such as inherited bleeding disorders affecting coagulation factors. The articles gathered here address several of these mechanisms, including massive hematemesis as the presentation of pancreatic adenocarcinoma, gastric varices secondary to localized venous stenosis, liver disease, metastatic involvement of the gastrointestinal tract, and inherited coagulation-factor disorders. Evaluation centers on hemodynamic assessment and resuscitation, identification of the bleeding source, and endoscopy, which is both diagnostic and therapeutic. Management depends on the cause and severity and may combine endoscopic hemostasis, pharmacological therapy, correction of coagulopathy, radiological intervention, and surgery. Prompt recognition and source control are essential, since uncontrolled gastrointestinal bleeding carries substantial morbidity and can be rapidly fatal.

Research published in this journal

10 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2017

Nutritional Deficiencies in Pregnancy after Surgery for Morbid Obesity

Augoulea AretiCorresponding author
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National and Kapodestrian University of Athens, Medical School,, Aretaieio Hospital, 76 Vas. Sofias Ave, GR-11528, Athens, Greece
Digestive Disorders And Diagnosis doi:10.14302/issn.2574-4526.jddd-17-1776

How this research is being cited

The 10 articles above have been cited 45 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Digestive Disorders And Diagnosis (ISSN 2574-4526).

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Jonas P. DeMuro · United States Divey Manocha · United States Beata Kasztelan-Szczerbinska · Poland

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