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==Overview==
==Overview==
The main inciting event in the pathogenesis of upper GI bleeding is damage to mucosal injury. This mucosal injury can occur at various levels of GI tract. If the damage and bleeding is confined up to ligament of Treitz, it is defined as upper GI bleeding. Regardless of etiology, if the balance of gastric acid secretion and mucosal defenses is disrupted, acid interacts with the epithelium to cause damage.
The main inciting event in the pathogenesis of upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is damage to mucosal injury. This mucosal injury can occur at various levels of GI tract. If the damage and bleeding is confined up to [[ligament of Treitz]], it is defined as upper GI bleeding. Regardless of etiology, if the balance of [[gastric acid]] secretion and mucosal defenses is disrupted, [[acid]] interacts with the [[epithelium]] to cause damage.


==Pathophysiology==
==Pathophysiology==


===Blood supply of Foregut===
===Blood Supply of Foregut===
The digestive system is supplied by the celiac artery. The celiac artery is the first major branch from the abdominal aorta, and is the only major artery that nourishes the digestive organs.<ref name="pmid18730308">{{cite journal |vauthors=Feldman SE |title=Blood supply to stomach |journal=Calif Med |volume=112 |issue=4 |pages=55 |year=1970 |pmid=18730308 |pmc=1501289 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid26140727">{{cite journal |vauthors=Granger DN, Holm L, Kvietys P |title=The Gastrointestinal Circulation: Physiology and Pathophysiology |journal=Compr Physiol |volume=5 |issue=3 |pages=1541–83 |year=2015 |pmid=26140727 |doi=10.1002/cphy.c150007 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid11355897">{{cite journal |vauthors=Geboes K, Geboes KP, Maleux G |title=Vascular anatomy of the gastrointestinal tract |journal=Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol |volume=15 |issue=1 |pages=1–14 |year=2001 |pmid=11355897 |doi=10.1053/bega.2000.0152 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid986621">{{cite journal |vauthors=Varga F, Csáky TZ |title=Changes in the blood supply of the gastrointestinal tract in rats with age |journal=Pflugers Arch. |volume=364 |issue=2 |pages=129–33 |year=1976 |pmid=986621 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid4599528">{{cite journal |vauthors=Matuchansky C, Bernier JJ |title=[Prostaglandins and the digestive tract] |language=French |journal=Biol Gastroenterol (Paris) |volume=6 |issue=3 |pages=251–68 |year=1973 |pmid=4599528 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid4372738">{{cite journal |vauthors=Radbil' OS |title=[Prostaglandins and the digestive system organs] |language=Russian |journal=Ter. Arkh. |volume=46 |issue=4 |pages=6–14 |year=1974 |pmid=4372738 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid6990725">{{cite journal |vauthors=Robert A |title=Prostaglandins and digestive diseases |journal=Adv Prostaglandin Thromboxane Res |volume=8 |issue= |pages=1533–41 |year=1980 |pmid=6990725 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
The digestive system is supplied by the [[celiac artery]]. The [[celiac artery]] is the first major branch from the [[abdominal aorta]], and is the only major [[artery]] that supplies the digestive organs.<ref name="pmid18730308">{{cite journal |vauthors=Feldman SE |title=Blood supply to stomach |journal=Calif Med |volume=112 |issue=4 |pages=55 |year=1970 |pmid=18730308 |pmc=1501289 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid26140727">{{cite journal |vauthors=Granger DN, Holm L, Kvietys P |title=The Gastrointestinal Circulation: Physiology and Pathophysiology |journal=Compr Physiol |volume=5 |issue=3 |pages=1541–83 |year=2015 |pmid=26140727 |doi=10.1002/cphy.c150007 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid11355897">{{cite journal |vauthors=Geboes K, Geboes KP, Maleux G |title=Vascular anatomy of the gastrointestinal tract |journal=Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol |volume=15 |issue=1 |pages=1–14 |year=2001 |pmid=11355897 |doi=10.1053/bega.2000.0152 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid986621">{{cite journal |vauthors=Varga F, Csáky TZ |title=Changes in the blood supply of the gastrointestinal tract in rats with age |journal=Pflugers Arch. |volume=364 |issue=2 |pages=129–33 |year=1976 |pmid=986621 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid4599528">{{cite journal |vauthors=Matuchansky C, Bernier JJ |title=[Prostaglandins and the digestive tract] |language=French |journal=Biol Gastroenterol (Paris) |volume=6 |issue=3 |pages=251–68 |year=1973 |pmid=4599528 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid4372738">{{cite journal |vauthors=Radbil' OS |title=[Prostaglandins and the digestive system organs] |language=Russian |journal=Ter. Arkh. |volume=46 |issue=4 |pages=6–14 |year=1974 |pmid=4372738 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid6990725">{{cite journal |vauthors=Robert A |title=Prostaglandins and digestive diseases |journal=Adv Prostaglandin Thromboxane Res |volume=8 |issue= |pages=1533–41 |year=1980 |pmid=6990725 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center" |class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Foregut
! colspan="2" style="background:#efefef;" |Foregut
!Blood supply
! style="background:#efefef;" |Blood supply
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''<u>Esophagus</u>'''
| rowspan="3" |'''<u>[[Esophagus]]</u>'''
|
|
Upper esophageal sphincter<br>  
[[Upper esophageal sphincter]]<br> [[Esophagus|Cervical esophagus]]
Cervical esophagus 
| [[Inferior thyroid artery]] 
| Inferior thyroid artery 
|-
|-
|Thoracic esophagus  
|[[Esophagus|Thoracic esophagus]]
|Aortic esophageal arteries or branches of the bronchial arteries 
|Aortic esophageal arteries or branches of the [[bronchial arteries]] 
|-
|-
|
|
Distal esophagus<br>
[[Esophagus|Distal esophagus]]<br>[[Lower esophageal sphincter]]
Lower esophageal sphincter
|[[Left gastric artery]] and left phrenic artery 
|Left gastric artery and left phrenic artery 
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''<u>Stomach</u>'''
| rowspan="3" |'''<u>[[Stomach]]</u>'''
|Lesser curvature
|[[Lesser curvature of the stomach|Lesser curvature]]
|Right and left gastric arteries
|[[Gastric artery|Right and left gastric arteries]]
|-
|-
|Greater curvature
|[[Greater curvature of the stomach|Greater curvature]]
|Right and left gastroepiploic arteries
|[[Gastroepiploic artery|Right and left gastroepiploic arteries]]
|-
|-
|Gastric fundus
|[[Fundus (stomach)|Gastric fundus]]
|Short gastric arteries
|[[Short gastric arteries]]
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''<u>Duodenum</u>'''
| rowspan="2" |'''<u>[[Duodenum]]</u>'''
|First and second parts
|[[Duodenum|First and second parts]]
|
|
Gastroduodenal artery (GDA) and<br>  
[[Gastroduodenal artery]] (GDA) and<br>  
Superior pancreaticoduodenal artery
[[Superior pancreaticoduodenal artery]]
|-
|-
|Third and fourth parts
|[[Duodenum|Third and fourth parts]]
|Inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery
|[[Inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery]]
|}
|}
[[Image:Stomach blood supply.svg.png|frame|center|Blood supply of stomach<br> Source: By Mikael Häggström.https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3416062]]
[[Image:Stomach blood supply.svg.png|frame|center|Blood supply of stomach<br> Source: By Mikael Häggström.https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3416062]]
===Mucosal barrier===
===Mucosal barrier===
*The gastric mucosa is protected from the acidic environment by mucus, bicarbonate, prostaglandins, and blood flow.<ref name="pmid6846549">{{cite journal |vauthors=Hills BA, Butler BD, Lichtenberger LM |title=Gastric mucosal barrier: hydrophobic lining to the lumen of the stomach |journal=Am. J. Physiol. |volume=244 |issue=5 |pages=G561–8 |year=1983 |pmid=6846549 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid2657286">{{cite journal |vauthors=Clamp JR, Ene D |title=The gastric mucosal barrier |journal=Methods Find Exp Clin Pharmacol |volume=11 Suppl 1 |issue= |pages=19–25 |year=1989 |pmid=2657286 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid10677782">{{cite journal |vauthors=Werther JL |title=The gastric mucosal barrier |journal=Mt. Sinai J. Med. |volume=67 |issue=1 |pages=41–53 |year=2000 |pmid=10677782 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*The [[gastric mucosa]] is protected from the acidic environment by [[mucus]], [[bicarbonate]], [[prostaglandins]], and [[blood flow]].<ref name="pmid6846549">{{cite journal |vauthors=Hills BA, Butler BD, Lichtenberger LM |title=Gastric mucosal barrier: hydrophobic lining to the lumen of the stomach |journal=Am. J. Physiol. |volume=244 |issue=5 |pages=G561–8 |year=1983 |pmid=6846549 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid2657286">{{cite journal |vauthors=Clamp JR, Ene D |title=The gastric mucosal barrier |journal=Methods Find Exp Clin Pharmacol |volume=11 Suppl 1 |issue= |pages=19–25 |year=1989 |pmid=2657286 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid10677782">{{cite journal |vauthors=Werther JL |title=The gastric mucosal barrier |journal=Mt. Sinai J. Med. |volume=67 |issue=1 |pages=41–53 |year=2000 |pmid=10677782 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*This mucosal barrier consists of three protective components which include:
*This mucosal barrier consists of three protective components which include:
**Layer of epithelial cell lining.  
**Layer of [[Epithelial cells|epithelial cell lining]].  
**Layer of mucus, secreted by surface epithelial cells and foveolar cells.  
**Layer of [[mucus]], secreted by surface [[epithelial cells]] and foveolar cells.  
**Layer of bicarbonate ions, secreted by the surface epithelial cells.
**Layer of [[Bicarbonate buffering system|bicarbonate ions]], secreted by the surface [[epithelial cells]].
[[Image: Stomach mucosal layer labeled.svg.png|center|frame|Diagram of alkaline Mucous layer in stomach with mucosal defense mechanisms<br> '''Source''': By M•Komorniczak (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons]]
[[Image: Stomach mucosal layer labeled.svg.png|center|frame|Diagram of alkaline Mucous layer in stomach with mucosal defense mechanisms<br> '''Source''': By M•Komorniczak (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons]]
The following table demonstrates the defense mechanisms of gastric mucosal barrier<ref name="pmid3072665">{{cite journal |vauthors=Forssell H |title=Gastric mucosal defence mechanisms: a brief review |journal=Scand. J. Gastroenterol. Suppl. |volume=155 |issue= |pages=23–8 |year=1988 |pmid=3072665 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
The following table demonstrates the defense mechanisms of [[gastric mucosal barrier]]:<ref name="pmid3072665">{{cite journal |vauthors=Forssell H |title=Gastric mucosal defence mechanisms: a brief review |journal=Scand. J. Gastroenterol. Suppl. |volume=155 |issue= |pages=23–8 |year=1988 |pmid=3072665 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
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{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center" |class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Defense mechanisms of gastric mucosal barrier
! colspan="2" style="background:#efefef;" |Defense mechanisms of gastric mucosal barrier
|-
|-
|Mucus layer
|[[Mucus]] layer
|Forms a protective gel-like coating over the entire gastric mucosal surface
|Forms a protective gel-like coating over the entire [[Gastric mucosal barrier|gastric mucosal surface]]
|-
|-
|Epithelial layer
|[[Epithelial cells|Epithelial layer]]
|Epithelial cell layer are bound by tight junctions that repel fluids
|[[Epithelial cells|Epithelial cell]] layer are bound by [[tight junctions]] that repel fluids
|-
|-
|Bicarbonate ions
|[[Bicarbonate buffering system|Bicarbonate]] ions
|Neutralize acids
|[[Neutralization|Neutralize acids]]
|}
|}


===Pathogenesis===
===Pathogenesis===
The main inciting event in the pathogeneis of upper GI bleeding is damage to mucosal injury. This mucosal injury can occur at various levels of GI tract. If the damage and bleeding is confined up to ligament of Treitz, it is defined as upper GI bleeding.<ref name="pmid18346679">{{cite journal |vauthors=van Leerdam ME |title=Epidemiology of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding |journal=Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol |volume=22 |issue=2 |pages=209–24 |year=2008 |pmid=18346679 |doi=10.1016/j.bpg.2007.10.011 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid15173790">{{cite journal |vauthors=Boonpongmanee S, Fleischer DE, Pezzullo JC, Collier K, Mayoral W, Al-Kawas F, Chutkan R, Lewis JH, Tio TL, Benjamin SB |title=The frequency of peptic ulcer as a cause of upper-GI bleeding is exaggerated |journal=Gastrointest. Endosc. |volume=59 |issue=7 |pages=788–94 |year=2004 |pmid=15173790 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
The main inciting event in the pathogeneis of upper GI bleeding is damage to mucosal injury. This mucosal injury can occur at various levels of GI tract. If the damage and bleeding is confined up to [[ligament of Treitz]], it is defined as upper GI bleeding.<ref name="pmid18346679">{{cite journal |vauthors=van Leerdam ME |title=Epidemiology of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding |journal=Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol |volume=22 |issue=2 |pages=209–24 |year=2008 |pmid=18346679 |doi=10.1016/j.bpg.2007.10.011 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid15173790">{{cite journal |vauthors=Boonpongmanee S, Fleischer DE, Pezzullo JC, Collier K, Mayoral W, Al-Kawas F, Chutkan R, Lewis JH, Tio TL, Benjamin SB |title=The frequency of peptic ulcer as a cause of upper-GI bleeding is exaggerated |journal=Gastrointest. Endosc. |volume=59 |issue=7 |pages=788–94 |year=2004 |pmid=15173790 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
 
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!Etiology
! style="background:#efefef;" |Etiology
!Frequency of occurance
! style="background:#efefef;" |Frequency of occurance
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|-
|Peptic ulcer disease
|[[Peptic ulcer disease]]
|50%
|50%
|-
|-
|Variceal bleeding
|[[Variceal bleeding]]
|20%
|20%
|-
|-
|Esophagitis, gastritis, and duodenitis
|[[Esophagitis]], [[gastritis]], and [[duodenitis]]
|10-15%
|10-15%
|-
|-
|Mallory-Weiss tear
|[[Mallory-Weiss tear]]
|15%
|15%
|-
|-
|Malignancy
|[[Malignancy]]
|3-5%
|3-5%
|-
|-
|Arteriovenous malformation
|[[Arteriovenous malformation]]
|<3%
|<3%
|-
|-
|Gastric antral vascular ectasia
|[[Gastric antral vascular ectasia]]
|<1%
|<1%
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|<1%
|<1%
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*Regardless of etiology, if the balance of gastric acid secretion and mucosal defenses is disrupted, acid interacts with the epithelium to cause damage.<ref name="pmid6499">{{cite journal |vauthors=Gartner AH |title=Aspirin-induced gastritis and gastrointestinal bleeding |journal=J Am Dent Assoc |volume=93 |issue=1 |pages=111–7 |year=1976 |pmid=6499 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid23555156">{{cite journal |vauthors=Iwamoto J, Saito Y, Honda A, Matsuzaki Y |title=Clinical features of gastroduodenal injury associated with long-term low-dose aspirin therapy |journal=World J. Gastroenterol. |volume=19 |issue=11 |pages=1673–82 |year=2013 |pmid=23555156 |pmc=3607744 |doi=10.3748/wjg.v19.i11.1673 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid8898449">{{cite journal |vauthors=Hawkey CJ |title=Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug gastropathy: causes and treatment |journal=Scand. J. Gastroenterol. Suppl. |volume=220 |issue= |pages=124–7 |year=1996 |pmid=8898449 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*Regardless of etiology, if the balance of [[gastric acid]] secretion and mucosal defenses is disrupted, [[Gastric acid|acid]] interacts with the [[epithelium]] to cause damage.<ref name="pmid6499">{{cite journal |vauthors=Gartner AH |title=Aspirin-induced gastritis and gastrointestinal bleeding |journal=J Am Dent Assoc |volume=93 |issue=1 |pages=111–7 |year=1976 |pmid=6499 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid23555156">{{cite journal |vauthors=Iwamoto J, Saito Y, Honda A, Matsuzaki Y |title=Clinical features of gastroduodenal injury associated with long-term low-dose aspirin therapy |journal=World J. Gastroenterol. |volume=19 |issue=11 |pages=1673–82 |year=2013 |pmid=23555156 |pmc=3607744 |doi=10.3748/wjg.v19.i11.1673 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid8898449">{{cite journal |vauthors=Hawkey CJ |title=Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug gastropathy: causes and treatment |journal=Scand. J. Gastroenterol. Suppl. |volume=220 |issue= |pages=124–7 |year=1996 |pmid=8898449 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
**Varices are large, tortuous veins and protrude into the lumen, rupturing.<ref name="pmid26467538">{{cite journal |vauthors=Quan S, Yang H, Tanyingoh D, Villeneuve PJ, Stieb DM, Johnson M, Hilsden R, Madsen K, van Zanten SV, Novak K, Lang E, Ghosh S, Kaplan GG |title=Upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to peptic ulcer disease is not associated with air pollution: a case-crossover study |journal=BMC Gastroenterol |volume=15 |issue= |pages=131 |year=2015 |pmid=26467538 |pmc=4604641 |doi=10.1186/s12876-015-0363-6 |url=}}</ref>
**[[Varices]] are large, [[tortuous]] [[veins]] and protrude into the [[lumen]], rupturing.<ref name="pmid26467538">{{cite journal |vauthors=Quan S, Yang H, Tanyingoh D, Villeneuve PJ, Stieb DM, Johnson M, Hilsden R, Madsen K, van Zanten SV, Novak K, Lang E, Ghosh S, Kaplan GG |title=Upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to peptic ulcer disease is not associated with air pollution: a case-crossover study |journal=BMC Gastroenterol |volume=15 |issue= |pages=131 |year=2015 |pmid=26467538 |pmc=4604641 |doi=10.1186/s12876-015-0363-6 |url=}}</ref>
**Helicobacter pylori disrupts the mucosal barrier and causes inflammation of the mucosa of the stomach and duodenum.<ref name="Quan2002">{{cite journal|last1=Quan|first1=C|title=Management of peptic ulcer disease not related to Helicobacter pylori or NSAIDs|journal=The American Journal of Gastroenterology|volume=97|issue=12|year=2002|pages=2950–2961|issn=00029270|doi=10.1016/S0002-9270(02)05485-0}}</ref><ref name="MalfertheinerChan2009">{{cite journal|last1=Malfertheiner|first1=Peter|last2=Chan|first2=Francis KL|last3=McColl|first3=Kenneth EL|title=Peptic ulcer disease|journal=The Lancet|volume=374|issue=9699|year=2009|pages=1449–1461|issn=01406736|doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60938-7}}</ref>
**[[Helicobacter pylori]] disrupts the [[Gastric mucosal barrier|mucosal barrier]] and causes [[inflammation]] of the [[mucosa]] of the [[stomach]] and [[duodenum]].<ref name="Quan2002">{{cite journal|last1=Quan|first1=C|title=Management of peptic ulcer disease not related to Helicobacter pylori or NSAIDs|journal=The American Journal of Gastroenterology|volume=97|issue=12|year=2002|pages=2950–2961|issn=00029270|doi=10.1016/S0002-9270(02)05485-0}}</ref><ref name="MalfertheinerChan2009">{{cite journal|last1=Malfertheiner|first1=Peter|last2=Chan|first2=Francis KL|last3=McColl|first3=Kenneth EL|title=Peptic ulcer disease|journal=The Lancet|volume=374|issue=9699|year=2009|pages=1449–1461|issn=01406736|doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60938-7}}</ref>
**As the ulcer progresses beyond the mucosa to the submucosa the inflammation causes weakening and necrosis of arterial walls, leading to pseudoaneurysm formation followed by rupture and hemorrhage.<ref name="pmid25516672">{{cite journal |vauthors=Quan S, Frolkis A, Milne K, Molodecky N, Yang H, Dixon E, Ball CG, Myers RP, Ghosh S, Hilsden R, van Zanten SV, Kaplan GG |title=Upper-gastrointestinal bleeding secondary to peptic ulcer disease: incidence and outcomes |journal=World J. Gastroenterol. |volume=20 |issue=46 |pages=17568–77 |year=2014 |pmid=25516672 |pmc=4265619 |doi=10.3748/wjg.v20.i46.17568 |url=}}</ref>
**As the [[ulcer]] progresses beyond the [[mucosa]] to the [[submucosa]] the [[inflammation]] causes weakening and [[necrosis]] of arterial walls, leading to [[pseudoaneurysm]] formation followed by [[rupture]] and [[hemorrhage]].<ref name="pmid25516672">{{cite journal |vauthors=Quan S, Frolkis A, Milne K, Molodecky N, Yang H, Dixon E, Ball CG, Myers RP, Ghosh S, Hilsden R, van Zanten SV, Kaplan GG |title=Upper-gastrointestinal bleeding secondary to peptic ulcer disease: incidence and outcomes |journal=World J. Gastroenterol. |volume=20 |issue=46 |pages=17568–77 |year=2014 |pmid=25516672 |pmc=4265619 |doi=10.3748/wjg.v20.i46.17568 |url=}}</ref>
**NSAIDs inhibit cyclooxygenase, leading to impaired mucosal defenses by decreasing mucosal prostaglandin synthesis.<ref name="pmid26870237">{{cite journal |vauthors=Xi B, Jia JJ, Lin BY, Geng L, Zheng SS |title=Peptic ulcers accompanied with gastrointestinal bleeding, pylorus obstruction and cholangitis secondary to choledochoduodenal fistula: A case report |journal=Oncol Lett |volume=11 |issue=1 |pages=481–483 |year=2016 |pmid=26870237 |pmc=4727103 |doi=10.3892/ol.2015.3908 |url=}}</ref>
**[[NSAIDs]] inhibit [[cyclooxygenase]], leading to impaired mucosal defenses by decreasing mucosal [[prostaglandin]] synthesis.<ref name="pmid26870237">{{cite journal |vauthors=Xi B, Jia JJ, Lin BY, Geng L, Zheng SS |title=Peptic ulcers accompanied with gastrointestinal bleeding, pylorus obstruction and cholangitis secondary to choledochoduodenal fistula: A case report |journal=Oncol Lett |volume=11 |issue=1 |pages=481–483 |year=2016 |pmid=26870237 |pmc=4727103 |doi=10.3892/ol.2015.3908 |url=}}</ref>
**During stress, there is acid hypersecretion; therefore, the breakdown of mucosal defenses leads to injury of the mucosa and subsequent bleeding.
**During [[stress]], there is acid hypersecretion; therefore, the breakdown of mucosal defenses leads to injury of the [[mucosa]] and subsequent [[bleeding]].
**Mucosal defects along with dilated and tortuous vessels in dieulafoy lesion put them at risk for rupture because of necrosis of the arterial wall from exposure to gastric acid.<ref name="pmid313784">{{cite journal |vauthors=Stern AI, Korman MG, Hunt PS, Hansky J, Hillman HS, Schmidt GT |title=The Mallory-Weiss lesion as a cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding |journal=Aust N Z J Surg |volume=49 |issue=1 |pages=13–8 |year=1979 |pmid=313784 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid8307643">{{cite journal |vauthors=Katz PO, Salas L |title=Less frequent causes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding |journal=Gastroenterol. Clin. North Am. |volume=22 |issue=4 |pages=875–89 |year=1993 |pmid=8307643 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid17633871">{{cite journal |vauthors=Sabljak P, Velicković D, Stojakov D, Bjelović M, Ebrahimi K, Spica B, Sljukić V, Pesko P |title=[Less frequent causes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding] |journal=Acta Chir Iugosl |volume=54 |issue=1 |pages=119–23 |year=2007 |pmid=17633871 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid11727185">{{cite journal |vauthors=Depolo A, Dobrila-Dintinjana R, Uravi M, Grbas H, Rubini M |title=[Upper gastrointestinal bleeding - Review of our ten years results] |language=German |journal=Zentralbl Chir |volume=126 |issue=10 |pages=772–6 |year=2001 |pmid=11727185 |doi=10.1055/s-2001-18265 |url=}}</ref>
**Mucosal defects along with dilated and tortuous vessels in dieulafoy lesion put them at risk for rupture because of [[necrosis]] of the arterial wall from exposure to [[gastric acid]].<ref name="pmid313784">{{cite journal |vauthors=Stern AI, Korman MG, Hunt PS, Hansky J, Hillman HS, Schmidt GT |title=The Mallory-Weiss lesion as a cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding |journal=Aust N Z J Surg |volume=49 |issue=1 |pages=13–8 |year=1979 |pmid=313784 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid8307643">{{cite journal |vauthors=Katz PO, Salas L |title=Less frequent causes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding |journal=Gastroenterol. Clin. North Am. |volume=22 |issue=4 |pages=875–89 |year=1993 |pmid=8307643 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid17633871">{{cite journal |vauthors=Sabljak P, Velicković D, Stojakov D, Bjelović M, Ebrahimi K, Spica B, Sljukić V, Pesko P |title=[Less frequent causes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding] |journal=Acta Chir Iugosl |volume=54 |issue=1 |pages=119–23 |year=2007 |pmid=17633871 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid11727185">{{cite journal |vauthors=Depolo A, Dobrila-Dintinjana R, Uravi M, Grbas H, Rubini M |title=[Upper gastrointestinal bleeding - Review of our ten years results] |language=German |journal=Zentralbl Chir |volume=126 |issue=10 |pages=772–6 |year=2001 |pmid=11727185 |doi=10.1055/s-2001-18265 |url=}}</ref>
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===Gross and Microscopic Pathology===
===Gross and Microscopic Pathology===
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!Microscopic Pathology
!Microscopic Pathology
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |Varices
! colspan="2" |[[Varices]]
|Large and tortuous veins that protrude into the lumen
|
|Varices may be difficult to demonstrate in surgical specimens
* Large and tortuous [[veins]] that protrude into the [[lumen]]
|
* Varices may be difficult to demonstrate in surgical specimens
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |Mallory-Weiss Tear<ref name="pmid1465928">{{cite journal |vauthors=Renoult E, Biava MF, Aimone-Gastin I, Aouragh F, Hestin D, Kures L, Kessler M |title=Evolution and significance of Toxoplasma gondii antibody titers in kidney transplant recipients |journal=Transplant. Proc. |volume=24 |issue=6 |pages=2754–5 |year=1992 |pmid=1465928 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |[[Mallory-Weiss Tear]]<ref name="pmid1465928">{{cite journal |vauthors=Renoult E, Biava MF, Aimone-Gastin I, Aouragh F, Hestin D, Kures L, Kessler M |title=Evolution and significance of Toxoplasma gondii antibody titers in kidney transplant recipients |journal=Transplant. Proc. |volume=24 |issue=6 |pages=2754–5 |year=1992 |pmid=1465928 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
|Isolated or multiple cleft like mucosal defects
|
* Isolated or multiple cleft like mucosal defects
|
|
*Defects in the esophageal squamous mucosa.
*Defects in the esophageal [[Mucosa|squamous mucosa]]
*Cells of acute inflammation.
*Cells of [[Inflammation|acute inflammation]]
*Multiple ruptured blood vessels in the lamina propria or submucosa.
*Multiple ruptured blood vessels in the lamina propria or submucosa
*Prior lacerations may show various degrees of healing
*Prior lacerations may show various degrees of healing
**Granulation tissue
**[[Granulation tissue]]
**Fibrosis<ref name="pmid1465928">{{cite journal |vauthors=Renoult E, Biava MF, Aimone-Gastin I, Aouragh F, Hestin D, Kures L, Kessler M |title=Evolution and significance of Toxoplasma gondii antibody titers in kidney transplant recipients |journal=Transplant. Proc. |volume=24 |issue=6 |pages=2754–5 |year=1992 |pmid=1465928 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
**[[Fibrosis]]<ref name="pmid1465928">{{cite journal |vauthors=Renoult E, Biava MF, Aimone-Gastin I, Aouragh F, Hestin D, Kures L, Kessler M |title=Evolution and significance of Toxoplasma gondii antibody titers in kidney transplant recipients |journal=Transplant. Proc. |volume=24 |issue=6 |pages=2754–5 |year=1992 |pmid=1465928 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
**Epithelial regeneration.
**Epithelial regeneration
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" |Esophagitis<ref name="pmid24868280">{{cite journal |vauthors=Rosołowski M, Kierzkiewicz M |title=Etiology, diagnosis and treatment of infectious esophagitis |journal=Prz Gastroenterol |volume=8 |issue=6 |pages=333–7 |year=2013 |pmid=24868280 |pmc=4027832 |doi=10.5114/pg.2013.39914 |url=}}</ref>
! rowspan="5" |[[Esophagitis]]<ref name="pmid24868280">{{cite journal |vauthors=Rosołowski M, Kierzkiewicz M |title=Etiology, diagnosis and treatment of infectious esophagitis |journal=Prz Gastroenterol |volume=8 |issue=6 |pages=333–7 |year=2013 |pmid=24868280 |pmc=4027832 |doi=10.5114/pg.2013.39914 |url=}}</ref>
|Herpes esophagitis
!Herpes esophagitis
|
|
* Shallow ulcers
* Shallow [[ulcers]]
* Sharp and raised edges
* Sharp and raised edges
* Normal intervening erythematous mucosa
* Normal intervening [[erythematous]] [[mucosa]]
|Ground glass inclusion bodies
|
* Ground glass [[inclusion bodies]]
|-
|-
|Cytomegalovirus esophagitis
!Cytomegalovirus esophagitis
|
|
* Superficial ulcers
* Superficial ulcers
* Well-circumscribed
* Well-circumscribed
* CMV infects mesenchymal cells in the lamina propria and submucosa
|
|Intranuclear inclusions
* [[Inclusions|Intranuclear inclusions]]
 
* [[CMV]] infects mesenchymal cells in the lamina propria and submucosa
|-
|-
|Fungal esophagitis
!Fungal esophagitis
|
|
* Erythematous
* [[Erythematous]]
* Hyperemic
* [[Hyperemic flow|Hyperemic]]
* Friable
* Friable
* Discrete and raised white plaque
* Discrete and raised white plaque
|Neutrophils within the squamous epithelium
|
* [[Neutrophils]] within the squamous epithelium
|-
|-
|Pill esophagitis
!Pill esophagitis
|
|
* Discrete ulcers
* Discrete ulcers
|Not specific and include  
|Not specific and include:
* Necrosis
* [[Necrosis]]
* Prominent eosinophilic infiltrate
* Eosinophilic infiltrate
* Spongiosis
|-
|-
|Toxic esophagitis
!Toxic esophagitis
|
|
* Mucosal erythema,
* [[Erythema|Mucosal erythema]]
* Edema
* [[Edema]]
* Hemorrhage
* [[Hemorrhage]]
* Necrosis
* [[Necrosis]]
|'''<u>Acid injury</u>'''
|'''<u>Acid injury:</u>'''
* Coagulative necrosis
* [[Coagulative necrosis]]
* Eschar
* [[Eschar]]
'''<u>Alkaline injury</u>'''
'''<u>Alkaline injury:</u>'''
* Liquefactive necrosis
* [[Liquefactive necrosis]]
* Acute inflammation  
* Cells of [[Inflammation|acute inflammation]]
* Abundant granulation tissue
* Abundant [[granulation tissue]]
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |Gastroesophageal  
! colspan="2" |Gastroesophageal  
Reflux Disease<ref name="pmid28943113">{{cite journal |vauthors=Pandit S, Boktor M, Alexander JS, Becker F, Morris J |title=Gastroesophageal reflux disease: A clinical overview for primary care physicians |journal=Pathophysiology |volume= |issue= |pages= |year=2017 |pmid=28943113 |doi=10.1016/j.pathophys.2017.09.001 |url=}}</ref>
Reflux Disease<ref name="pmid28943113">{{cite journal |vauthors=Pandit S, Boktor M, Alexander JS, Becker F, Morris J |title=Gastroesophageal reflux disease: A clinical overview for primary care physicians |journal=Pathophysiology |volume= |issue= |pages= |year=2017 |pmid=28943113 |doi=10.1016/j.pathophys.2017.09.001 |url=}}</ref>
|
|
* [[Erythema|Mucosal erythema]]
* [[Edema]]
|
|
* Basal cell hyperplasia
* [[Basal cell]] [[hyperplasia]]
* Elongation of the lamina propria papillae
* Elongation of the [[lamina propria]] papillae
* Mixed intraepithelial inflammation
* Mixed intraepithelial inflammation
* Neutrophils, eosinophils, and lymphocytes
* [[Neutrophils]], [[eosinophils]], and [[lymphocytes]]
* Squamous cell degeneration.
* Squamous cell degeneration
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |Barrett Esophagus<ref name="pmid28501084">{{cite journal |vauthors=Rajendra S, Sharma P |title=Barrett Esophagus and Intramucosal Esophageal Adenocarcinoma |journal=Hematol. Oncol. Clin. North Am. |volume=31 |issue=3 |pages=409–426 |year=2017 |pmid=28501084 |doi=10.1016/j.hoc.2017.01.003 |url=}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |Barrett Esophagus<ref name="pmid28501084">{{cite journal |vauthors=Rajendra S, Sharma P |title=Barrett Esophagus and Intramucosal Esophageal Adenocarcinoma |journal=Hematol. Oncol. Clin. North Am. |volume=31 |issue=3 |pages=409–426 |year=2017 |pmid=28501084 |doi=10.1016/j.hoc.2017.01.003 |url=}}</ref>
|
|
|Columnar metaplasia
* [[Erythema|Mucosal erythema]]
* [[Edema]]
|[[Metaplasia|Columnar metaplasia]]
* Mucinous columnar cells
* Mucinous columnar cells
* Goblet cells, and enterocyte-like cells, among others.
* [[Goblet cells]], and enterocyte-like cells, among others.
* Cells of acute inflammation
* Cells of acute [[inflammation]]
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |Acute Gastritis
! colspan="2" |Acute Gastritis
|Mucosal hyperemia associated with
|Mucosal hyperemia associated with:
* Bleeding
* [[Bleeding]]
* Erosions
* Erosions
* Ulcers
* [[Ulcers]]
|
|
* Dilation and congestion of mucosal capillaries, edema, and hemorrhage in the lamina propria.
* Dilation and congestion of mucosal capillaries, [[edema]], and [[hemorrhage]] in the [[lamina propria]]
* Ischemic-type changes such as  
* Ischemic-type changes such as  
** Degenerated and necrotic epithelium
** Degenerated and necrotic epithelium
** Fibrinoid necrosis  
** [[Fibrinoid necrosis]]
** Adherent fibrinopurulent debris
** Adherent fibrinopurulent debris
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |Gastric Ulcers<ref name="pmid28798512">{{cite journal |vauthors=Drini M |title=Peptic ulcer disease and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |journal=Aust Prescr |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=91–93 |year=2017 |pmid=28798512 |pmc=5478398 |doi=10.18773/austprescr.2017.037 |url=}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |Gastric Ulcers<ref name="pmid28798512">{{cite journal |vauthors=Drini M |title=Peptic ulcer disease and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |journal=Aust Prescr |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=91–93 |year=2017 |pmid=28798512 |pmc=5478398 |doi=10.18773/austprescr.2017.037 |url=}}</ref>
|
|
* Solitary, typically less than 2 cm in diameter, and have sharply defined borders.  
* Solitary, typically less than 2 cm in diameter, and have sharply defined borders.  
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* Granulation tissue
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy<ref name="pmid26564121">{{cite journal |vauthors=Garg H, Gupta S, Anand AC, Broor SL |title=Portal hypertensive gastropathy and gastric antral vascular ectasia |journal=Indian J Gastroenterol |volume=34 |issue=5 |pages=351–8 |year=2015 |pmid=26564121 |doi=10.1007/s12664-015-0605-0 |url=}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy<ref name="pmid26564121">{{cite journal |vauthors=Garg H, Gupta S, Anand AC, Broor SL |title=Portal hypertensive gastropathy and gastric antral vascular ectasia |journal=Indian J Gastroenterol |volume=34 |issue=5 |pages=351–8 |year=2015 |pmid=26564121 |doi=10.1007/s12664-015-0605-0 |url=}}</ref>
|
|
* Mosaic pattern of congestion
* Mosaic pattern of congestion
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* Mucosal capillaries may also show congestion, dilation, and proliferation.  
* Mucosal capillaries may also show congestion, dilation, and proliferation.  
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia<ref name="pmid26564121">{{cite journal |vauthors=Garg H, Gupta S, Anand AC, Broor SL |title=Portal hypertensive gastropathy and gastric antral vascular ectasia |journal=Indian J Gastroenterol |volume=34 |issue=5 |pages=351–8 |year=2015 |pmid=26564121 |doi=10.1007/s12664-015-0605-0 |url=}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia<ref name="pmid26564121">{{cite journal |vauthors=Garg H, Gupta S, Anand AC, Broor SL |title=Portal hypertensive gastropathy and gastric antral vascular ectasia |journal=Indian J Gastroenterol |volume=34 |issue=5 |pages=351–8 |year=2015 |pmid=26564121 |doi=10.1007/s12664-015-0605-0 |url=}}</ref>
|Linear pattern of mucosal congestion in the antrum termed “watermelon stomach
|
|'''<u>Antral biopsies</u>''' show  
* Linear pattern of mucosal congestion in the antrum termed “watermelon stomach
|'''<u>Antral biopsies</u>''' show:
* Congestion  
* Congestion  
* Dilated mucosal capillaries
* Dilated mucosal capillaries
* Vascular microthrombi
* Vascular microthrombi
The mucosa also shows  
The mucosa also shows:
* Foveolar hyperplasia
* Foveolar hyperplasia
* Fibromuscular hyperplasia
* Fibromuscular hyperplasia
* Edema and regenerative changes
* Edema and regenerative changes
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |Reactive (Chemical) Gastropathy
! colspan="2" |Reactive (Chemical) Gastropathy
|'''<u>Stomach</u>'''
|
* Edema  
* [[Edema]]
* Surface erosions
* Surface erosions
* Polypoid changes, and friability
* Polypoid changes, and friability
|The mucosa shows
|The mucosa shows:
* Congestion
* [[Congestion]]
* Edema
* [[Edema]]
* Fibromuscular hyperplasia
* [[Fibromuscular dysplasia|Fibromuscular hyperplasia]]
* Foveolar hyperplasia
* [[Hyperplasia|Foveolar hyperplasia]]
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |Peptic Disease
! colspan="2" |Peptic Disease
|Wide range of findings
* From normal/slightly edematous mucosa to increased friability, erosions, and ulcers
|
|
* Increased plasma cells
* Normal/slightly edematous mucosa
* Neutrophilic infiltrate
* Increased friability, erosions, and [[ulcers]]
* Reactive epithelial changes, including villous blunting.
|
* The surface epithelium usually shows mucous cell (pseudopyloric) metaplasia
* Increased [[plasma cells]]
* [[Neutrophil granulocyte|Neutrophilic infiltrate]]
* [[Villous folds|Villous]] blunting
* The surface epithelium usually shows mucous cell (pseudopyloric) [[metaplasia]]
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |Ischemia
! colspan="2" |Ischemia
|Hypoperfused ulcers
|
* Hypoperfused ulcers
|'''<u>Acute ischemia</u>'''  
|'''<u>Acute ischemia</u>'''  
* Mucosal edema
* Mucosal edema
* Congestion  
* [[Congestion]]
* Superficial necrosis
* [[Coagulative necrosis]]
* Coagulative necrosis  
'''<u>Chronic ischemia</u>'''
'''<u>Chronic ischemia</u>'''
* Fibrosis
* [[Fibrosis]]
* Strictures
* [[Strictures]]
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |Structural Abnormalities of Blood Vessels<ref name="pmid11355900">{{cite journal |vauthors=Gordon FH, Watkinson A, Hodgson H |title=Vascular malformations of the gastrointestinal tract |journal=Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol |volume=15 |issue=1 |pages=41–58 |year=2001 |pmid=11355900 |doi=10.1053/bega.2000.0155 |url=}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |Structural Abnormalities of Blood Vessels<ref name="pmid11355900">{{cite journal |vauthors=Gordon FH, Watkinson A, Hodgson H |title=Vascular malformations of the gastrointestinal tract |journal=Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol |volume=15 |issue=1 |pages=41–58 |year=2001 |pmid=11355900 |doi=10.1053/bega.2000.0155 |url=}}</ref>
|Large-caliber artery within the submucosa
|
|Dilated venules and arteriole in direct communication with each other
* Large-caliber artery within the submucosa
|
* Dilated venules and arteriole in direct communication with each other
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |Inflammatory Bowel Disease
! colspan="2" |Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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|Lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate with numerous neutrophils
* Lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate with numerous neutrophils
|}
|}


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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]

Overview

The main inciting event in the pathogenesis of upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is damage to mucosal injury. This mucosal injury can occur at various levels of GI tract. If the damage and bleeding is confined up to ligament of Treitz, it is defined as upper GI bleeding. Regardless of etiology, if the balance of gastric acid secretion and mucosal defenses is disrupted, acid interacts with the epithelium to cause damage.

Pathophysiology

Blood Supply of Foregut

The digestive system is supplied by the celiac artery. The celiac artery is the first major branch from the abdominal aorta, and is the only major artery that supplies the digestive organs.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Foregut Blood supply
Esophagus

Upper esophageal sphincter
Cervical esophagus

 Inferior thyroid artery 
Thoracic esophagus Aortic esophageal arteries or branches of the bronchial arteries 

Distal esophagus
Lower esophageal sphincter

Left gastric artery and left phrenic artery 
Stomach Lesser curvature Right and left gastric arteries
Greater curvature Right and left gastroepiploic arteries
Gastric fundus Short gastric arteries
Duodenum First and second parts

Gastroduodenal artery (GDA) and
Superior pancreaticoduodenal artery

Third and fourth parts Inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery
Blood supply of stomach
Source: By Mikael Häggström.https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3416062

Mucosal barrier

Diagram of alkaline Mucous layer in stomach with mucosal defense mechanisms
Source: By M•Komorniczak (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

The following table demonstrates the defense mechanisms of gastric mucosal barrier:[11]

Defense mechanisms of gastric mucosal barrier
Mucus layer Forms a protective gel-like coating over the entire gastric mucosal surface
Epithelial layer Epithelial cell layer are bound by tight junctions that repel fluids
Bicarbonate ions Neutralize acids

Pathogenesis

The main inciting event in the pathogeneis of upper GI bleeding is damage to mucosal injury. This mucosal injury can occur at various levels of GI tract. If the damage and bleeding is confined up to ligament of Treitz, it is defined as upper GI bleeding.[12][13]

Etiology Frequency of occurance
Peptic ulcer disease 50%
Variceal bleeding 20%
Esophagitis, gastritis, and duodenitis 10-15%
Mallory-Weiss tear 15%
Malignancy 3-5%
Arteriovenous malformation <3%
Gastric antral vascular ectasia <1%
Dieulafoy lesion <1%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NSAIDS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Inhibits cyclooxygenase pathway
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COX-1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COX-2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reduced
mucosal blood flow
 
Reduced
mucosal and
bicarbonate secreation
 
Impaired
platelet aggregation
 
Reduced
angiogenesis
 
 
 
 
Increased
leucocyte adherence
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Impaired defence
Impaired healing
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mucosal Injury
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Gross and Microscopic Pathology

Gross Pathology Microscopic Pathology
Varices
  • Large and tortuous veins that protrude into the lumen
  • Varices may be difficult to demonstrate in surgical specimens
Mallory-Weiss Tear[26]
  • Isolated or multiple cleft like mucosal defects
Esophagitis[27] Herpes esophagitis
Cytomegalovirus esophagitis
  • Superficial ulcers
  • Well-circumscribed
  • CMV infects mesenchymal cells in the lamina propria and submucosa
Fungal esophagitis
Pill esophagitis
  • Discrete ulcers
 Not specific and include:
Toxic esophagitis Acid injury:

Alkaline injury:

Gastroesophageal

Reflux Disease[28]

Barrett Esophagus[29] Columnar metaplasia
Acute Gastritis Mucosal hyperemia associated with:
Gastric Ulcers[30]
  • Solitary, typically less than 2 cm in diameter, and have sharply defined borders.
  • The ulcer edges are usually flat, and the base of the ulcer usually appears smooth.
  • The presence of a radiating pattern of rugal folds is characteristic of peptic ulcers
  • Fibrinopurulent debris
  • Necrosis
  • Granulation tissue
Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy[31]
  • Mosaic pattern of congestion
  • Most commonly involves the fundus
  • Dilation, tortuosity, and thickening of small submucosal arteries and veins.
  • Mucosal capillaries may also show congestion, dilation, and proliferation.
Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia[31]
  • Linear pattern of mucosal congestion in the antrum termed “watermelon stomach
 Antral biopsies show:
  • Congestion
  • Dilated mucosal capillaries
  • Vascular microthrombi

The mucosa also shows:

  • Foveolar hyperplasia
  • Fibromuscular hyperplasia
  • Edema and regenerative changes
Reactive (Chemical) Gastropathy
  • Edema
  • Surface erosions
  • Polypoid changes, and friability
 The mucosa shows:
Peptic Disease
  • Normal/slightly edematous mucosa
  • Increased friability, erosions, and ulcers
Ischemia
  • Hypoperfused ulcers
 Acute ischemia

Chronic ischemia

Structural Abnormalities of Blood Vessels[32]
  • Large-caliber artery within the submucosa
  • Dilated venules and arteriole in direct communication with each other
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ---
  • Lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate with numerous neutrophils

References

  1. ↑ Feldman SE (1970). "Blood supply to stomach". Calif Med. 112 (4): 55. PMC 1501289. PMID 18730308.
  2. ↑ Granger DN, Holm L, Kvietys P (2015). "The Gastrointestinal Circulation: Physiology and Pathophysiology". Compr Physiol. 5 (3): 1541–83. doi:10.1002/cphy.c150007. PMID 26140727.
  3. ↑ Geboes K, Geboes KP, Maleux G (2001). "Vascular anatomy of the gastrointestinal tract". Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol. 15 (1): 1–14. doi:10.1053/bega.2000.0152. PMID 11355897.
  4. ↑ Varga F, Csáky TZ (1976). "Changes in the blood supply of the gastrointestinal tract in rats with age". Pflugers Arch. 364 (2): 129–33. PMID 986621.
  5. ↑ Matuchansky C, Bernier JJ (1973). "[Prostaglandins and the digestive tract]". Biol Gastroenterol (Paris) (in French). 6 (3): 251–68. PMID 4599528.
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