title: [Vascular lesions of the upper gastrointestinal tract in the national hospital Daniel A. Carrion (2007-2008)].
abstract: To display the experience of vascular lesions in the upper digestive tract in 2007-2008 at Daniel Alcides Carrión Hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Transverse study. All endoscopies performed in the indicated period were reviewed. Vascular lesions found were record. The OMED classification for vascular lesions was used in this research.
  
  
  RESULTS
  1.979 examinations were reviewed. 26 vascular injuries were found (prevalence = 13.13/1000 endoscopies). The most frequent location was in stomach (65.4%). The most common type of injury was vascular angiectasia(57.7%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Vascular lesions in the upper digestive tract were rare; these lesions were more common in the stomach. Vascular angiectasias were the most frequently reported.
authors.affiliation: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos.
authors.forename: Edson
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Guzman
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Espinoza
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Monge
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000098:blood supply*; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult