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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Endosc Int Open 2024; 12(01): E50-E51
DOI: 10.1055/a-2223-1028
Editorial

The magic of gravity in acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding: Sir Isaac Newton would be proud!

Ian Mark Gralnek
1   Gastroenterology, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel (Ringgold ID: RIN61172)
2   Technion Israel Institute of Technology The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel (Ringgold ID: RIN58880)
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Keywords

Non-variceal bleeding - Portal hypertension and variceal bleeding


Publication History

Received: 26 November 2023

Accepted: 28 November 2023

Article published online:
08 January 2024

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