In the acute stage of pancreatitis, sinistral portal hypertension is a rare reason for gastric variceal bleeding. Here we report a 20-year-old female patient with massive upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage 7 days after an episode of severe acute pancreatitis. Computed tomography showed gastric varices caused by splenic venous thrombosis. Emergency endoscopic examination was performed, however ti...

Acute haemorrhagic gastritis is one of the most frequent causes of severe upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage. In series in which a positive diagnosis is made by endoscopy or laparotomy the incidence is approximately 25 %1,2,3. It is frequently related to recent aspirin ingestion5 and is also seen after major surgery or trauma ('stress' ulcers),6 but may occasionally appear in the absence of any...

Acute haemorrhagic gastritis is one of the most frequent causes of severe upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage. In series in which a positive diagnosis is made by endoscopy or laparotomy the incidence is approximately 25 %1,2,3. It is frequently related to recent aspirin ingestion5 and is also seen after major surgery or trauma ('stress' ulcers),6 but may occasionally appear in the absence of any...