Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Secondary to Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate Use: A Rare Adverse Effect of Commonly Prescribed Treatment by Hamzah Shariff, Shiva Naidoo, Ghazal Ghafari, Hongjie Li, Manisha Devi, Kishore Kumar

“…No other source of bleeding was localized, suggesting acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to SPS mucosal injury.…”
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Hemobilia following Percutaneous Liver Biopsy in the Setting of Malignancy (with Video): Diagnosis and Management of a Rare Cause of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding by B. Pabla, M. Porayko

“…He developed gastrointestinal bleeding and was found to have a distended gallbladder filled with high density material on ultrasound. …”
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Does Blood Urea Nitrogen Level Predict Severity and High-Risk Endoscopic Lesions in Patients with Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding? by Khalid Al-Naamani, Nabil Alzadjali, Alan N Barkun, Carlo A Fallone

“…BACKGROUND: Nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a serious medical condition requiring prompt resuscitation and early endoscopic therapy in those with high-risk endoscopic lesions (HRLs). …”
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Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding from an Ampullary Tumour in a Patient with a Remote History of Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Diagnostic Conundrum by Rhonda M Janzen, Alnoor S Ramj, Julia DA Flint, Charles H Scudamore, Eric M Yoshida

“…The outlined case, which presented as an upper gastrointestinal bleed, is only the eighth such reported case in the English-language literature. …”
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Evaluation of Superselective Transcatheter Arterial Embolization with n-Butyl Cyanoacrylate in Treating Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Retrospective Study on Seven Cases by Yuan Zhao, Gang Li, Xiang Yu, Ping Xie

“…To investigate the safety and efficacy of superselective transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) with n-butyl cyanoacrylate (NBCA) in treating lower gastrointestinal bleeding caused by angiodysplasia. Methods. …”
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Red Blood Cell Transfusions and Iron Therapy for Patients Presenting with Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Survey of Canadian Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists by Kyle J. Fortinsky, Myriam Martel, Roshan Razik, Gillian Spiegle, Zane R. Gallinger, Samir C. Grover, Katerina Pavenski, Adam V. Weizman, Lukasz Kwapisz, Sangeeta Mehta, Sarah Gray, Alan N. Barkun

“…There is limited data evaluating physician transfusion practices in patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB). Methods. A web-based survey was sent to 500 gastroenterologists and hepatologists across Canada. …”
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Recurrent Renal Cell Carcinoma with Synchronous Tumor Growth in Azygoesophageal Recess and Duodenum: A Rare Cause of Anemia and Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding by Vamshidhar R. Vootla, Muhammad Kashif, Masooma Niazi, Suresh K. Nayudu

“…RCCs metastasize rarely to the duodenum, and duodenal metastasis presenting with acute gastrointestinal bleed is infrequently reported in literature. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of CART Cell Therapy in Aggressive B‐Cell Lymphomas Involving the Gastrointestinal Tract by Lixia Ma, Yimeng Dou, Rui Liu, Teng Xu, Fan Yang, Peihao Zheng, Shaomei Feng, Yuelu Guo, Hui Shi, Fei Xue, Biping Deng, Xiaoyan Ke, Kai Hu

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Economic evaluation of tranexamic acid for the treatment of acute gastrointestinal bleeding: a cost-effectiveness analysis using data from the HALT-IT randomised controlled trial by Ian Roberts, Vipul Jairath, Alec Miners, Jack Williams, Haleema Shakur-Still, Nuha Bazeer

“…Objective To perform an economic evaluation of tranexamic acid (TXA) versus no-TXA, in addition to current clinical practice, for acute gastrointestinal bleeding, using the results of the HALT-IT trial (NCT01658124), a large randomised controlled trial which included 11 937 patients.Design A cost-effectiveness modelling analysis, performed over a lifetime time horizon.Setting The analysis was performed from a UK health service perspective.Participants The model includes adults with acute gastrointestinal bleeding.Outcomes measures The model reports costs in Great British pounds in 2021 and outcomes as life years (LYs) and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs). …”
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Anti-nuclear matrix protein 2 antibody-associated juvenile dermatomyositis with gastrointestinal perforations was successfully treated with traditional therapeutic drugs combined w... by Xue-mei Xu, Shuang Ye, Ying-ying Jin, Chen-xi Liu, Sheng-fang Bao, Hua Huang, Fei Ding, Zhen Yang, Yan-liang Jin

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Current Potential of Pantoprazole in Treatment and Prevention of Gastrointestinal Diseases by A. A. Sheptulin, S. S. Kardasheva, A. A. Kurbatova

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Comparative safety and effectiveness of oral anticoagulants in key subgroups of patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation and at high risk of gastrointestinal bleeding: A cohort study based on the French National Health Data System (SNDS). by Gregory Y H Lip, Robert Benamouzig, Anne-Céline Martin, Giancarlo Pesce, Gaelle Gusto, Nadia Quignot, Artak Khachatryan, Feng Dai, Fouad Sedjelmaci, Jose Chaves, Rupesh Subash, Ruth Mokgokong

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>DOACs were associated with improved safety and effectiveness when compared to VKAs among subgroups of non-valvular atrial fibrillation patients at high risk of gastrointestinal bleeding. Apixaban was associated with lower risks of major bleeding, gastrointestinal bleeding, and stroke/systemic embolism versus rivaroxaban as well as lower risk of major bleeding, gastrointestinal bleeding bleed and similar risk of stroke/systemic embolism versus dabigatran among several of these patient subgroups.…”
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A Rare Complication of Hyperplastic Gastric Polyp by Suresh Kumar Nayudu, Masooma Niazi, Bhavna Balar, Kavitha Kumbum

“…However, hyperplastic gastric polyp presenting as acute severe upper gastrointestinal bleeding is very rare. To the best of our knowledge, there have been two cases of hyperplastic gastric polyps presenting as acute gastrointestinal bleeding in the medical literature. …”
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Liver Cirrhosis: A Seven Year Follow-Up by TS Paul Tran, S Victor Feinman, Barnet Berris

“…In 1981, jaundice was present in 55 patients (45.8%), ascites in 52 (43%), gastrointestinal bleeding in 25 (20.7%) and encephalopathy in 10 (8.3%). …”
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Superior Mesenteric Vein Occlusion Causing Severe Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage in Two Paediatric Cases by Anna L. Fox, Matthew Jones, Andrew Healey, Marcus K. H. Auth

“…The child presented with intermittent severe lower gastrointestinal bleeding, resulting from collateral vessels at location of the surgical connections. …”
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Digestive bleeding in children by Ana Barbarita Navarro Sombert, Graciela Goire Herrera, Ledicel Nilo Gámez Fonts, Luis Antonio García Rodríguez

“…Usually gastrointestinal bleeding doesn't have serious consequences in children, although the newborns and infants are more vulnerable to it. …”
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Diagnosis of a Bleeding Dieulafoy Lesion on Computed Tomography and Its Subsequent Embolization by Robert M Penner, Richard J Owen, C Noel Williams

“…Dieulafoy lesions are a potentially serious cause of gastrointestinal bleeding. Because they may bleed intermittently, and only be endoscopically evident during hemorrhage, their diagnosis can be challenging. …”
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Everolimus Implicated in Case of Severe Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage by Paul Gonzales, Seth Klusewitz, Johanna Marowske, John Gancayco, Michael B. Osswald, Robert Setlik

“…Our case demonstrates recurrent episodes of gastrointestinal bleeding in a 60-year-old woman being treated with Everolimus for progressive metastatic breast cancer. …”
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Enteroscopic Diagnosis and Management of Small Bowel Diverticular Hemorrhage: A Multicenter Report from the Taiwan Association for the Study of Small Intestinal Diseases by Yang-Yuan Chen, Cheng-Tang Chiu, Chen-Ming Hsu, Tsung-Hsing Chen, Yi-Chun Chiu, Yen-Chang Chu, Chen-Wang Chang, Hsiu-Po Wang, Deng-Chyang Wu, Tien-Yu Huang, Hsu-Heng Yen

“…Small bowel diverticulum is a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding. The diagnosis and treatment of small bowel diverticular hemorrhage is clinically challenging before the development of deep enteroscopy. …”
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Aortic Valvuloplasty as Bridging for TAVI in High-Risk Patients with Heyde’s Syndrome: A Case Report by Cosmo Godino, Anna Giulia Pavon, Antonio Mangieri, Alberto Margonato

“…There is a frequent association between aortic valve stenosis and gastrointestinal bleeding, also known as Heyde’s syndrome. …”
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