title: Endoscopic management of nonvariceal, nonulcer upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
abstract: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is the most common emergency condition in gastroenterology. Although peptic ulcer and esophagogastric varices are the predominant causes, other conditions account for up to 50% of UGIBs. These conditions, among others, include angiodysplasia, Dieulafoy and Mallory-Weiss lesions, gastric antral vascular ectasia, and Cameron lesions. Upper GI cancer as well as lesions of the biliary tract and pancreas may also result in severe UGIB. This article provides an overview of the endoscopic management of these lesions, including the role of novel therapeutic modalities such as hemostatic powder and over-the-scope-clips.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, PO box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: E.tjwa@erasmusmc.nl.
authors.forename: Eric T T L
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Tjwa
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, PO box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: I Lisanne
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Holster
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, PO box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Ernst J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Kuipers
mesh_terms: D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D006431:Hemobilia / Q000150:complications; D016558:Hemostasis, Endoscopic; D006801:Humans; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000150:complications; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications
keywords: Angiodysplasia; Dieulafoy; GAVE; Gastric cancer; Hemospray; OTSC; UGIB