[Development of diagnostic methods in upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding].
Since the first description of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, presented as ground coffee vomiting and melena by Galen Claudius in 200 A.D., we have been observing dynamic progress in the diagnostics of this disease. This article presents modern methods and diagnostic examinations used to detect and localise the bleeding source.
Szura
Mirosław
M
I Katedra Chirurgii Ogólnej i Klinika, Chirurgii Gastroenterologicznej, Collegium Medicum, Uniwersytet Jagielloński Kraków. msszura@cyf-kr.edu.pl
Zajac
Aleksander
A
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