Development of diagnostic methods in upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding
Szura, Mław.; Zajac, A.
Przeglad Lekarski 59(3): 197-200
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 0033-2240 PMID: 12184038 Document Number: 548384
Since the first description of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, presented as ground coffee vomiting and melena by Galen Claudius in 200 A.D., we have been observing dynamic progress in the diagnostics of this disease. This article presents modern methods and diagnostic examinations used to detect and localise the bleeding source.