JOURNAL OF PRACTICAL HEPATOLOGY ›› 2014, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (2): 202-205.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2014.02.026

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Diagnosis and treatment strategy of patients with liver failure and gastrointestinal bleeding

Sun Wenjing,Chen Dongfeng.   

  1. Department of Gastroenterology,Daping Hospital,Third Military Medical University,Chongqing 400042,China
  • Received:2013-12-05 Online:2014-08-20 Published:2016-04-15

Abstract: Liver failure related gastrointestinal bleeding includes diffuse hemorrhage of the gastrointestinal mucosa caused by serious coagulation dysfunction,esophageal gastric varices, portal hypertension gastropathy and digestive tract ectopic varices. This review provides an overview of clinical differential characteristics between liver failure related gastrointestinal bleeding and simple gastrointestinal bleeding,disease spectrum,diagnosis and treatment.

Key words: Liver failure, Gastrointestinal bleeding, Disease spectrum, Diagnosis, Treatment