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. 2007 Mar;41(1):12–16.

Table 4.

Causes of upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage in 990 patients

Diagnosis Number Percentage
Chronic duodenal ulcer 318 32.1
Gastritis and gastric erosions 127 12.8
Oesophageal varices 97 9.8
Carcinoma of the stomach 63 6.4
Duodenitis 42 4.2
Gastric ulcer 37 3.7
Prepyloric ulcer 24 2.4
Oesophagitis 23 2.3
Gastric polyp 10 1.0
Oesophageal varices and
chronic duodenal ulcer
9 1.0
Mallory-Weiss tear 8 0.8
Gastric varices 7 0.7
Carcinoma of the oesophagus 6 0.6
Duodenal polyp/Dieulafoy and
others
4 0.4
Failed OGD 11 1.1
Normal OGD 204 20.6
Total 990 100