Radiation Duodenitis: A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleed

Authors TS. Chandrasekar, P. Rajesh Prabhu, MAC. Hameed Hussain, Rai. Vivekanand, J. Joseph, V. Jayanthi.

Abstract

Upper gastrointestinal bleed due to erosive gastroduodenitis
is often due to alcohol or non steroidal anti inflammatory
drugs. R adiation induced injury is a rare cause for
GI bleed. We report one such patient who had recurrent
haemetemesis due to radiation induced vascular lesions.
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