Endoscopic Treatment of Upper Gastrointestinal Ulcer Bleeding

Abstract: Peptic ulcer disease is the most common cause of upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. In most of the cases, bleeding from a peptic ulcer stops spontaneously. Arterial diameters in bleeding ulcers can measure up to mm, but in most cases the diameter of the bleeding artery is small ( 2 mm). High-dose intravenous proton pump inhibitors after endoscopic therapy for a bleeding ulcer reduce recurrent bleeding risk and surgery. The endoscopic appearance of an ulcer provides important prognostic i