Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Joseph Sung, MD, PhD is Professor of Medicine and Director of Institute of Digestive Disease at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His major research interest is on endoscopic and pharmacologic therapy of peptic ulcer bleeding, screening and early diagnosis of digestive disease cancers. He has published over 450 full scientific articles and serves as Associate Editor for GIE.Ernest Kuipers, MD, PhD is Professor of Medicine and Head of Departments of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, and Internal Medicine at Erasmus MC Hospital in the Netherlands. His main interest of research includes Helicobacter pylori infection and its relationship with gastritis and gastric cancer, gastro-esophageal reflux disease and endoscopic technology. He has published over 320 publications and serves as Associate Editor for Gut.Alan Barkun, MD is Professor of Medicine and Chief of Gastroenterology at Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, Canada. He is an endoscopist as well as epidemiologist with major interest in clinical trial design, consensus and guideline development in gastrointestinal bleeding. Dr. Barkun has published over 170 full scientific articles and serves in the research committee of ASGE.

• List of Contributors, vii Part I: General Approach to Upper and Lower GI Bleeding1 Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Presentation, Differential Diagnosis and Epidemiology, 1Joseph Sung2 Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Resuscitation, ICU Care and Risk Stratification, 15Joseph Sung3 Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Antiplatelets and Anticoagulants, 29Joseph SungPart II: Peptic Ulcer Bleeding4 Peptic Ulcer Bleeding: Endoscopic Diagnosis, Endoscopic Therapy and Pharmacotherapy, 41I. Lisanne Holster, Caroline M. den Hoed & Ernst J. Kuipers5 Peptic Ulcer Bleeding: Surgery and Radiology, 78Irene M. Mulder, Ernst J. Kuipers & Johan F. LangePart III: Variceal Bleeding6 Variceal Bleeding: Endoscopic Diagnosis, Endoscopic Therapy and Pharmacotherapy, 97Dennis M. Jensen, Thomas O.G. Kovacs & Disaya Chavalitdhamrong7 Variceal Bleeding: Surgery and Radiology, 119Dennis M. Jensen, Thomas O.G. Kovacs & Disaya ChavalitdhamrongPart IV: Other Causes of Upper GI Bleeding8 Other Causes of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding, 135I. Lisanne Holster & Ernst J. KuipersPart V: Lower GI Bleeding9 Lower GI Bleeding: Endoscopic, Radiological and Surgical Diagnosis and Management, 177Ana Ignjatovic, John T. Jenkins & Brian P. SaundersPart VI: Small Bowel Bleeding10 Small Bowel Bleeding, 212Daniela E. Serban & Ernest G. SeidmanPart VII: GI Bleeding of Unknown Origin11 Gastrointestinal Bleeding of Unknown Origing, 247Larry H. Lai, Aric J. Hui & James Y.W. LauPart VIII: Methodology and Guidelines12 Design of Clinical Trials in Gastrointestinal Bleeding, 280Vipul Jairath & Alan N. Barkun13 Guidelines and Consensus on Gastrointestinal Bleeding, 304Alan N. BarkunIndex, 325