1
Q
Aetiology
A
Oesophagus
- reflux oesophagitis
- oesophageal varices
- peptic ulcer
- tumour
Stomach
- gastric ulcer
- acute erosions
- gastritis
- Mallory-Weiss syndrome
- vascular malformation (Dieulafoy lesion)
- tumour
Duodenum
- duodenitis
- duodenal ulcer
- erosion of duodenum by pancreatic tumour
- aortoduodenal fistula
Small intestine
- tumour
- Meckel’s diverticulum
- angiodysplasia
- aortoenteric fistula
Large bowel
- tumour
- diverticulitis
- angiodysplasia
- colitis
2
Q
Clinical examination
A
- purpura: bleeding tendency
- feature of cirrhosis : enlargement of liver and spleen, spider nevi, jaundice and liver palms–> oesophageal varices
- circumoral telangiectasia: hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia
