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Most common cause of upper GI bleed is

A
Duodenal ulcer
B
CA stomach
C
Oesophageal varices
D
Erosive gastritis
High-Yield Explanation
Most common cause of upper GI bleed is duodenal ulcer-33%. Other causes are gastric ulcer-21%, erosions-26%, mallery weis tears-4%, oesophageal varices-4%, tumours-0.5%, vascular lesions eg. Dieulafoy's disease-0.5% and others-5%. Reference : page 1063 Bailey and Love's sho practice of surgery 25th edition

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