Korean J Gastrointest Endosc > Volume 5(1); 1985 > Article

Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 1985;5(1): 1-6.

식도정맥류에 동반된 상부소화관 질환 ( Combined Upper Gastrointestinal Lesions with Esophageal Varices )

전재윤, 정재복, 이상인, 문영명, 강진경, 박인서, 최흥재 (Chae Yoon Chon, Jae Bock Chung, Sang In Lee, Young Myoung Moon, Jin Kyung Kang, In Suh Park and Heung Jai Choi)

Abstract

Upper gastrointestinal bleeding in cirrhotic patients is a serious emergency which is associated with high mortality. Cirrhotic patients commonly have, in additian to esophageal varices, other upper gastrointestinal lesions which accont for occasional bleeding episodes. Since the theapy of bleeding esophageal varices differs from the treatment of nonvariceal bleeding, delay and inaccuracy in determining the source of bleeding contribute ta high mortality. (continue...)