title: [Classification and management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding].
abstract: The upper gastrointestinal bleeding remains the most frequent emergency in gastroenterology. Due to the different therapeutic approach a distinction between the variceal and the non-variceal bleeding has been established. A risk assessment for the individual patient is crucial for timing of the endoscopic procedure as well as for the estimation of prognosis. This review gives an overview on modern therapeutic techniques for both, variceal and non-variceal bleeding highlighting on success rates but also on potential complications of the different therapeutic interventions.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Endokrinologie, Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus, Auerbachstraße 110, 70376 Stuttgart, Deutschland. klaus.herrlinger@rbk.de
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Herrlinger
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004630:Emergencies; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000145:classification* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008236:Lypressin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D015911:Sclerotherapy / Q000379:methods; D000077585:Terlipressin; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D008236:Lypressin; D000077585:Terlipressin