alcoholism

Severe upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to esophageal varices. A 40 year-old, alcoholic male that has been drinking continuously for 3 months, a bottle of alcoholic beverage every day, came to the emergency room presenting...

This 57 year-old male with chronic alcoholism and cirrhosis of the liver with esophageal varices, had been previously hospitalized in two occasions due to a severe upper gastrointestinal bleeding. He did not received specific...

This 68 year old man, has a history of long standing alcohol abuse, had two episodes of gastrointestinal bleeding. Multiple red spot are seen. One of the most ominous complications of portal hypertension is hemorrhage from esophageal...

This 42 year-old male, was admitted for massive hematemesis resulted in hypotension, history of alcoholic abuse, after promptly resuscitate and restore circulating blood volume of patient an emergency upper gastrointestinal endoscopy...

A variety of factors affect the prognosis of a patient with variceal bleeding. Patients withAlcoholic Cirrhosis usually have a poor prognosis, with few 5-year survivors irrespective of treatment. On the other hand, complete abstinence...

This 49 year-old alcoholic male, has had a history of alcoholism for more than thirty years. Two hours previously begun with severe upper GI bleeding, an emergency endoscopy was carry out without endotracheal intubation, this...

The image displays the cardias with multiple ulcers. Alcohol. Heavy drinking can cause patchy inflammatory erythema of the esophageal mucosa. With abstinence, these changes are quickly and completely reversible.

Hemorrhagic Esophagitis. Several esophageal ulcers and erosions are observed across the longitudinal axis.

Hemorrhagic Esophagitis. The cardias is seen in retroflexed maneuver, severe ulcerated mucosa is observed.

An 80 year-old male presents 3 months of having hiccups patient has been drinking alcoholic beverages during several years.