Type V Gastric Ulcer: An Unusual Etiology of Gastrosplenic Fistula Associated with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Muhammad Nadeem Yousaf MD1, Riyasha Dahal MBBS2, Subeena Phull MD3, Vinayak Aryal MD4, Karun Neupane MD5, Hamza Ertugrul MD6, Ebubekir Daglilar MD7
1Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
2Department of Medicine, Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa, Nepal
3Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
4Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, MetroHealth System, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States
5Department of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States
6Department of Medicine, Saint Mary’s Hospital, Waterbury, CT, United States
7Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV, United States
Keywords: Gastric Ulcers, Gastrosplenic fistula, Gastrointestinal bleeding, NSAIDs, Embolization, Endoscopy.
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