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Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Multimedia

Author: Maurice A Cerulli, MD, FACG, Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, New York Methodist Hospital, Cornell University
Coauthor(s): Shahzad Iqbal, MD, Advanced Endoscopy Fellow, Department of Gastroenterology, Columbia University Medical Center
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Updated: Nov 20, 2009

Multimedia

Ulcer with a clean base.
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Media file 1: Ulcer with a clean base.
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Ulcer with a clean base.

Ulcer with a clean base.

Diagram of an ulcer with a clean base.
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Diagram of an ulcer with a clean base.

Diagram of an ulcer with a clean base.

Ulcer with a flat spot.
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Ulcer with a flat spot.

Ulcer with a flat spot.

Ulcer with an overlying clot.
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Ulcer with an overlying clot.

Ulcer with an overlying clot.

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Ulcer with a visible vessel.

Ulcer with a visible vessel.

Diagram of an ulcer with a visible vessel.
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Diagram of an ulcer with a visible vessel.

Diagram of an ulcer with a visible vessel.

Ulcer with active bleeding.
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Ulcer with active bleeding.

Ulcer with active bleeding.

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Keywords

upper gastrointestinal bleeding, gastrointestinal bleeding, peptic ulcer, stomach ulcer, duodenal ulcer, upper GI bleeding, esophageal varices, bleeding ulcer, gastric ulcer, gastric cancer, gastric varices, UGIB, gastrointestinal disease, GI hemorrhage, upper endoscopy, infection, infection, erosive gastritis, erosive esophagitis, Dieulafoy lesion, Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome

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Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Maurice A Cerulli, MD, FACG, Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, New York Methodist Hospital, Cornell University
Maurice A Cerulli, MD, FACG is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association, American Medical Association, and American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Shahzad Iqbal, MD, Advanced Endoscopy Fellow, Department of Gastroenterology, Columbia University Medical Center
Shahzad Iqbal, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, American College of Gastroenterology, American College of Physicians, American Gastroenterological Association, and American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

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Douglas M Heuman, MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, American College of Physicians, and American Gastroenterological Association
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Paolo Zamboni, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Venous Forum and New York Academy of Sciences
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John Geibel, MD, DSc, MA, Vice Chairman, Professor, Department of Surgery, Section of Gastrointestinal Medicine and Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine; Director of Surgical Research, Department of Surgery, Yale-New Haven Hospital
John Geibel, MD, DSc, MA is a member of the following medical societies: American Gastroenterological Association, American Physiological Society, American Society of Nephrology, Association for Academic Surgery, International Society of Nephrology, New York Academy of Sciences, and Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
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