Gastrointestinal bleeding is common among people with cirrhosis due to a complication called portal hypertension. This is elevated blood pressure in the veins that lead to your liver. Cirrhosis is ...

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- People with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) faced higher rates of potentially fatal gastrointestinal bleeding, a retrospective study found. Those with stage 5 CKD had a 40% ...

Cavernous haemangiomas are benign vascular lesions that may occur throughout the body, including within the gastrointestinal tract. These lesions comprise dilated blood vessels that can lead to ...

Background: Some people who suffer an upper gastrointestinal bleed or perforation die. The mortality rate was estimated at 12% in studies published before 1997, but a systematic survey of more recent ...

Study is the largest to explore this potential safety issue to date. Cinacalcet use does not increase the risk for severe gastrointestinal bleeding that leads to hospitalization or death, according to ...

Current guidelines recommend 5 to 7 days of broad-spectrum antibiotic prophylaxis for upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis. In a systematic review and meta-analysis, shorter ...

Warfarin is associated with higher rates of upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding but not overall or lower gastrointestinal bleeding rates compared with direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), according to ...

A woman reaching for a prescription bottle in a medicine cabinet Findings were consistent for patients aged 80 years or older and patients with chronic kidney disease, who are often underrepresented ...

Dr. Rosario Ligresti explained that while many GISTs are found incidentally, larger tumors may cause anemia, bleeding or swallowing issues. Anemia and gastrointestinal bleeding are among the most ...

Researchers conducted a large-scale clinical study to identify long-term rebleeding rates and predictors of rebleeding after capsule endoscopy (CE) in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding ...