Most common cause of upper GI bleed is: (A) Duodenal ulcer, (B) CA stomach, (C) Oesophageal varices, (D) Erosive gastritis
Answer is A. Most common cause of upper GI bleed is duodenal ulcer-33%. Other causes are gastric ulcer-21%, erosions-26%, mallery weis tears-4%, oesophageal varices-4%, tumours-0.5%, vascular lesions eg. Dieulafoy's disease-0.5% and others-5%. Reference : page 1063 Bailey and Love's sho practice of surgery 25th edition