Ageing populations are undergoing more frequent endoscopic screenings. The endoscopic hemostasis devices market is projected ...

With a rising prevalence of gastrointestinal issues among Americans, Live It Up broke down the five most common conditions.

A 94 year old woman with no history of gastrointestinal bleeding was admitted to her local hospital for acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding. There was a history of hypertension and hypothyroidism.

Investigators studied apixaban pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and hemorrhage risk by kidney function. Kidney function is a major predictor of hemorrhage among patients with atrial fibrillation ...

Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a Patient With AIDS Valeska Balderas; Stuart Jon Spechler Disclosures Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2006;3 (6):349-353. 0 ...

Mortality rates in cases of upper GI (gastrointestinal) bleed or perforation, for all patients and those taking NSAID. Size of symbol is proportional to number of deaths in each study (inset scale).

A new study suggests that small-bowel capsule endoscopy is effective for detecting bleeding sources regardless of timing ...

He was rushed into emergency surgery for bleeding in his brain on Monday morning, the hospital said, after undergoing another surgical procedure that was complementary to his original operation.

Objective To describe the patient characteristics, diagnoses and clinical outcomes of patients presenting with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (AUGIB) in the 2007 UK Audit. Design Multi-centre ...

Hemorrhoids that have clots of blood may burst and cause temporary bleeding that lasts about 10 minutes. You will typically experience severe anal pain right before an hemorrhoid bursts, but the ...