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Management of Unusual Sources of Upper GI Bleeding

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Recognizing unusual sources of upper GI bleeding is important in evaluating individual patients who present diagnostic dilemmas and in promptly managing patients with uncommon but potentially catastrophic bleeding sources. As upper GI bleeds are relatively common, the probability of encountering a patient with an unusual source of bleeding is likely at some point; therefore, understanding the diagnosis and management of these uncommon pathologic processes is essential in caring for patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

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    Theodore N. Pappas

  3. Division of Gastroenterology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA

    M. Stanley Branch

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Parikh, P.Y. (2016). Management of Unusual Sources of Upper GI Bleeding. In: Pryor, A., Pappas, T., Branch, M. (eds) Gastrointestinal Bleeding. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40646-6_6

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