Abstract
Hematemesis, or vomiting of blood, is a presentation of upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding. Upper gastrointestinal tract is commonly defined as organs located above the ligament of Treitz, including esophagus, stomach, duodenum, liver, gallbladder and pancreas.
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Ling, D., Zeng, R. (2020). Hematemesis. In: Wan, XH., Zeng, R. (eds) Handbook of Clinical Diagnostics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7677-1_18
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