Background Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) remains a common medical problem
worldwide that has significant associated morbidity, mortality, and health care resource use …

Background: Upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a medical emergency that remains a
common cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The aim of this study was to determine …

Results A total of 171 had endoscopy for UGIB during the period under review but 168 had
complete data. Out of the 168, 113 (67.3%) were males, giving a male-to-female ratio of 2: 1 …

Objective: To document the clinical presentation, endoscopic diagnosis, and Sheffield
scores of children with gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding who were referred for endoscopy at the …

Background: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a common cause of admission and
death in the gastroenterology service. The prevalence, risk factors and the case fatality rate …

Background: Globally, gastrointestinal emergency conditions constitute a considerable
proportion of the medical emergency cases seen in the emergency room. Objective: This …

Upper gastrointestinal tract symptoms are associated with a major morbidity and mortality
globally. Endoscopy offers direct visualization of the pathology and enables both diagnostic …

Background: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a common medical emergency that
can result in significant morbidity and mortality. Aim: The aim of this study was to determine …

Background: There are multiple causes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding including portal
hypertension, peptic ulcers, Mallory-Weiss tear, vascular anomalies, gastric neoplasms …

Background: Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding (UGIB) is an important cause of
morbidity and mortality worldwide. Peptic ulcer accounts for about 50%. However, a study …