Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding (3 of 15)

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Case description

Retroflexed image of multiple ulcers, several which presented blood clot at their center. Pathophysiology: The normal stomach maintains a balance between the protective factors, mucus and bicarbonate secretion, blood flow and aggressive factors, acid secretion, pepsin. Gastric ulcers develop when aggressive factors overcome the protective mechanism.

tags: bleeding NSAIDS ulcer stomach angular incisure

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