Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Symptoms of GI bleeding include stomach pain, vomiting blood, or having black, tarry ...

Gastrointestinal bleeding is common among people with cirrhosis due to a complication called portal hypertension. This is elevated blood pressure in the veins that lead to your liver. Cirrhosis is ...

Gastrointestinal bleeding in GIST patients significantly impacts recurrence-free and overall survival, with gastric bleeding linked to worse prognosis. Bleeding is less common in the small intestine, ...

GLP-1 drugs are 36% more effective than aspirin in reducing colorectal cancer risk, with fewer side effects like acute kidney ...

A retrospective single-centre study finds that a dual-energy CT protocol is non-inferior to a conventional triphasic CT ...

A widely available drug helps prevent upper gastrointestinal bleeding in critically ill adults on a breathing machine, according to the results of a global study and meta-analysis led by researchers ...

Endoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure that can diagnose a stomach ulcer. A long, thin tube with a camera on the end is placed down your throat and into your stomach. If needed, treatment is also ...

Background: Some people who suffer an upper gastrointestinal bleed or perforation die. The mortality rate was estimated at 12% in studies published before 1997, but a systematic survey of more recent ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Chan and colleagues assessed data on 19,114 patients from Aspree, an aspirin primary prevention trial. In the ...

Both conditions involve symptoms of gastrointestinal bleeding, though a major difference is that hematochezia often presents as bright red blood in the stool, while melena appears as black, tarry ...

Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE), or watermelon stomach, is a rare condition that causes the blood vessels in the stomach lining to weaken and bleed. Red stripes appear on the stomach lining, so ...