Background: Epidemiology of Non-Variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding (NVUGIB) such as peptic ulcer bleeding, Mallory-Weiss tear, erosive gastritis/duodenitis, oesophagitis/oesophageal ulcer is well known among general population. However, data is lacking about its trend among Cirrhotic population in literature. No large database study is available to compare prevalence, predictors, and outcomes of NVUGIB among Cirrhotic patients. We […]

Case Presentation: A 79-year-old patient with a history of esophageal cancer status post esophagectomy six years prior with neo-esophagus creation and chemotherapy currently in remission, was admitted for upper tract gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. An esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) demonstrated several non-bleeding gastric ulcers. Given stability and resolution of the bleeding, the patient was discharged home. Later that […]

Case Presentation: A 76-year-old man with mantle cell lymphoma status post chemotherapy 1 week prior presented to an outside emergency department with generalized weakness. Initial laboratory workup revealed hemoglobin of 8.8 g/dL, platelet count of 3 × 109/L, creatinine 5.55 mg/dL and bicarbonate 7 mmol/L (Table 1). Rectal exam showed brown stool, however fecal occult […]