Etiopathogenesis and diagnosis of gastrointestinal bleeding

Abstract

Gastrointestinal bleeding is the most common complication of a wide range of acute or chronic diseases of the digestive system, posing a potential threat to the patient’s life. The source of bleeding can be any part of the gastrointestinal tract — the esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines. In terms of frequency of occurrence in abdominal surgery, gastrointestinal bleeding ranks fifth after acute appendicitis, cholecystitis, pancreatitis, and strangulated hernia.