Acute gastrointestinal bleeding from a chronic cause: a teaching case report

Gastrointestinal bleeding (GI bleed) is a common and potentially life-threatening reason for emergency room and intensive care unit admission. This article reports the case of an 83-year-old man with acute GI bleeding from an unusual cause. The clinical information is presented in a step-by-step and...

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Main Authors: Michaël R. Laurent, Lode Van Overbeke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: WikiJournal User Group 2017-08-01
Series:WikiJournal of Medicine
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Online Access:https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/WikiJournal_of_Medicine/Acute_gastrointestinal_bleeding_from_a_chronic_cause:_a_teaching_case_report