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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 15.
Published in final edited form as: J Gastrointestin Liver Dis. 2013 Dec;22(4):441–445.

Table 1. Common Sources and Prevalence of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding*.

Source Prevalence (%)
Duodenal Ulcer 24.3
Gastric Erosions 23.4
Gastric Ulcer 21.3
Esophagogastric Varices 10.3
Mallory-Weiss Tear 7.2
Esophagitis 6.3
Erosive Duodenitis 5.8
*

Defined as >5% in American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy bleeding survey of 2225 patients.