WikiJournal of Medicine (Aug 2017)

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

  • Michaël R. Laurent,
  • Lode Van Overbeke

DOI
https://doi.org/10.15347/wjm/2017.006
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
p. 6

Abstract

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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 question-answer format for learning purposes. This paper is particularly aimed at an internal medicine readership.

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