Table 1
Causes of acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage
1,
2
Diagnosis
Approx %
Peptic ulcer
35–50
Gastroduodenal erosions
8–15
Oesophagitis
5–15
Varices
5–10
Mallory Weiss tear
15
Upper gastrointestinal malignancy
1
Vascular malformations
5
Rare
5