Yasmina Malty Tirapo, Cristina Tellado Fernández, Alicia Rodríguez Guillén, Guiomar Macaya Modrego, Paula Esteve Sancho
La hemorragia digestiva alta es la pérdida de sangre que se produce en la parte alta del tubo digestivo que comprende el esófago, estómago y duodeno.
Paciente de 60 años que acude a Urgencias por malestar general, astenia, vómitos en poso de café y melenas. Tras las pruebas correspondientes, se le diagnostica de una úlcera gástrica. Tras ingreso y estabilización, se le da el alta.
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is the loss of blood which is produced in the upper part of the digestive tract comprising the esophagus, stomach and duodenum.
A 60-year-old patient came to the emergency department for general malaise, asthenia, vomiting in coffee grounds and melena. After the corresponding tests, she was diagnosed with a gastric ulcer. After admission and stabilization, she was discharged.