Upper GI Bleeding Due to Leech Infestation in Ethiopian Patients: A Case Series and Review of Literature
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DOI: 10.2147/imcrj.s381990
Abstract: Abstract Upper GI bleeding secondary to a live foreign body (leech) is a very rare condition, causing diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Aquatic leeches could infest the upper gastrointestinal (GI) mucosa, resulting in bleeding and/or anemia.… read more here.
Keywords: due leech; leech infestation; case; upper bleeding ... See more keywords