Médecine et Santé Tropicales
MENUEpidemiology of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in Gabon Volume 24, issue 4, October-November-December 2014
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1 HIA OBO, Hôpital militaire de Libreville, BP 12038 Libreville, Gabon
2 CHU de Libreville, Gabon
* Correspondance
- Key words: upper gastrointestinal bleeding, hematemesis, melena, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
- DOI : 10.1684/mst.2014.0376
- Page(s) : 441-3
- Published in: 2014
The department of internal medicine of the military hospital of Gabon managed 92 cases of upper gastrointestinal bleeding from April 2009 to November 2011. The frequency of these hemorrhages in the department was 8.2%; they occurred most often in adults aged 30-40 years and 50-60 years, and mainly men (74%). Erosive-ulcerative lesions (65.2%) were the leading causes of hemorrhage, followed by esophageal varices (15.2%). These results underline the importance of preventive measures for the control of this bleeding.