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Clinical Characteristics, Interventions and Adverse Outcomes of Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Cohort Study Conducted in Vietnam [PDF]
JGH OpenBackground and Aim Despite medical advances, the incidence of acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding (ALGIB) is gradually increasing in Asia and Vietnam, with many cases being severe.
An Qui Thien Hoang, Thong Duy Vo
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Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Part I [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2001 Acute lower gastrointestinal (LGI) bleeding is typically caused by vascular malformations, diverticuli and neoplasia. Although endoscopic evaluation of the colon is relatively standard in stable patients with LGI bleeding, those with significant ongoing ...
Robert Enns
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Colonoscopic Findings in Patients with Bleeding Per-rectum in Colonoscopy Center at Rizgary Teaching Hospital, Erbil, Iraq [PDF]
Al-Anbar Medical Journal, 2023 Background: Rectal bleeding is commonly seen in daily practice. The colonoscopy is an essential diagnostic tool in detecting the various causes of this clinical entity.Objectives: We aimed to detect the different pathological lesions in patients with ...
Mahmood Khudhur, Ali Al Dabbagh
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Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Journal of Digestive Endoscopy, 2022 Lower gastrointestinal (LGI) bleeding indicates bleeding from colon or anorectum. Typically, patients with LGI bleeding present with bright red blood per rectum or hematochezia, although rarely they can present with melena as well.
Nitin Jagtap +2 more
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Appendiceal bleeding in an elderly male: a case report and a review of the literature
Surgical Case Reports, 2021 Background The prevalence of acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding has been increased including colonic diverticulitis and angioplasty. However, appendiceal bleeding is extremely rare.
Yuto Maeda +5 more
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An unexpected cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding
Clinical Case Reports, 2021 Although appendiceal bleeding is rare, physicians should keep this finding in mind as a possible cause of bleeding from the right colon because the colonoscopic diagnosis may be essential in determining the need for surgical intervention.
Daisuke Murakami +2 more
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Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding [PDF]
Seminars in Interventional Radiology, 2012 The annual incidence of lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) is ∼20.5 in 100,000 in the general Western population and results in 1 to 2% of hospital emergencies. When medical management and endoscopic therapy are inadequate in cases of acute LGIB, endovascular intervention can be lifesaving.
Rakesh, Navuluri +3 more
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Annals of Medicine, 2019 Introduction Risks of low-dose aspirin-associated upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeds (UGIB/LGIB) may vary by severity and presence of cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Luis A. García Rodríguez +3 more
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LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING: AN ETIOLOGICAL STUDY
The Iraqi Journal of Medical Sciences, 2016 Background:Lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) is defined as bleeding from a source below the ligament of Treitz. Most series which studied the etiology of the acute LGIB showed that Colonic diverticulae and angiodysplasia were the commonest etiology ...
Qasim L Abbas +2 more
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Bowel preparation quality between hospitalized patients and outpatient colonoscopies
The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 2018 Background/Aims: Optimal bowel preparation is essential for a complete high-quality colonoscopy. We sought to determine whether an inpatient, as opposed to an ambulatory setting, would affect the quality of bowel preparation.
Majid A Almadi +5 more
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