| UGIB | Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding |
| WOS | Web of Science database (by Clarivate Analysis) |
| PUD | Peptic ulcer disease |
| EV | Esophageal varices |
| SANRA | Scale for the Assessment of Narrative Review Articles. |
| CT | Computer Tomography |
| VAA | Ruptured visceral artery aneurysms |
| GSAC | Gastric submucosal arterial collaterals |
| GAVE | Gastric antral vascular ectasia |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| PGA | Pyloric Gland Adenoma |
| EUS | Endoscopic ultrasonography |
| GIST | Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor |