What is the upper digestive tract?

What does the upper gastrointestinal tract refer to? This is something many people want to fully understand, because the health of the digestive tract is particularly important to the health of each of our bodies, and everyone wants to make their upper gastrointestinal tract healthier. The following content provides a detailed introduction for many people, so for many friends who want to know more, you can continue to read the following content and have a specific understanding.

Medically, the digestive tract refers to the digestive tract above the Treitz ligament, including the esophagus, stomach, duodenum, upper jejunum, pancreas and gallbladder.

The upper gastrointestinal tract generally refers to the stomach and duodenum.

Treatment of upper gastrointestinal bleeding

Massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding refers to blood loss >1000 ml within the first few hours. The common causes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding are peptic ulcer, acute gastric mucosal lesions, gastric cancer, and rupture of esophageal or gastric varicose veins. Other rare causes include hiatal hernia, esophagitis, esophageal cardia mucosal tear syndrome, duodenitis, gastric stromal tumors, and gastric mucosal prolapse. Correct diagnosis and accurate assessment of patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding and the adoption of reasonable and effective hemostatic measures can save patients from danger, reduce complications and avoid recurrent bleeding.

Endoscopic, interventional and surgical treatments

Endoscopic treatment is the main measure to control active bleeding and prevent rebleeding. Somatostatin combined with endoscopic therapy is currently the main method for treating acute varicose bleeding.

Interventional treatment is feasible for patients whose bleeding cannot be controlled.

In addition, selective intra-arterial drug infusion or embolization is suitable for various types of upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

Surgical treatment is effective, but the complication rate and mortality rate of emergency surgery are often higher than those of elective surgery, so non-surgical treatment should be adopted first whenever possible.

What does the upper gastrointestinal tract refer to? I believe that through the comprehensive introduction above, you will have a comprehensive understanding of such a situation. Therefore, after a comprehensive understanding, if bleeding occurs in your gastrointestinal tract, in order to recover as soon as possible, you must go to a large hospital, undergo a comprehensive examination, and then receive treatment to restore your gastrointestinal health as soon as possible.