Abstract
Emergency endoscopy was done in 306 patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Most of the patients were in the age group 20—39 years. Male to female ratio was 2.3:1. The main causes of bleeding were peptic ulcer (40.1 8%), oesophageal varices (32.4%) and superficial mucosal lesions (13.9%). Causes of bleeding remained obscure in 7.2% cases; dual… (More)