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- Upper gastrointestinal bleeding poses significant risks for health, particularly in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis.
- There is ongoing debate about whether alcohol directly causes gastropathy or if it is more related to complications from cirrhotic portal hypertension.
- An autopsy report on a 53-year-old cirrhotic patient highlights the serious impact of alcohol on the stomach lining, suggesting a need to reconsider the underlying reasons for gastric bleeding in these cases.
Article Abstract
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is a cause of high risk for morbidity and mortality. It has been debated in alcoholic cirrhosis, if alcohol exerts an exclusive and causal role upon gastropathy or whether it is linked to cirrhotic portal hypertension. The authors describe an autopsy report regarding mortality caused by gastric bleeding in a 53-year-old patient who suffered from cirrhosis. Literature has evidence of direct, marked damage of alcohol upon the gastric mucosa and there is noteworthy statistical data implying the revaluation of the pathogenesis of the bleeding.
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