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Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding—Management

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, 2005
Although acute LGIB is only about one fifth as common and is usually less hemodynamically significant than upper gastrointestinal bleeding, it presents numerous unique clinical challenges. The best diagnostic approach for patients with active bleeding is unknown, but urgent prepared colonoscopy is safe and likely to be beneficial (Fig. 3, Table 2).
Bryan T, Green, Don C, Rockey
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Acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding

Medical Clinics of North America, 1993
Lower gastrointestinal bleeding ranges from occult blood loss to massive hemorrhage and shock. There are many causes but diverticulitis and angiodysplasia remain the most common sources of major hemorrhage. This article emphasizes the cause and evaluation of moderate to severe acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding.
M P, DeMarkles, J R, Murphy
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Angiography in Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Archives of Surgery, 1977
To the Editor .–I must take issue with thebrief clinical noteby Drs Vega and Lucas that appeared in the August issue of theArchives(111:913, 1976). In the "Comment," the authors question the value of angiography in massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding and point out that "since these patients are usually elderly, have other cardiovascular problems ...
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Epidemiology of lower gastrointestinal bleeding

Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology, 2008
Lower GI bleeding is a very broad topic, which can encompass situations from a small amount of red blood on tissue paper associated with formed brown stool, to life-threatening severe haemorrhage. Much of the literature on this topic focuses on acute bleeding necessitating hospitalisation and urgent intervention.
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Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding & Intussusception

Surgical Clinics of North America, 2017
Relatively uncommon compared with the adult population, lower gastrointestinal bleeding in children requires expeditious evaluation and management because of the variety of causes ranging from benign to life-threatening conditions. The causes of lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) vary with patient age.
Benjamin E, Padilla, Willieford, Moses
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LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT BLEEDING

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, 1996
Lower GI bleeding can be slow and chronic or massive and fatal. ED evaluation of these patients begins with history directed at determining the severity and amount of bleeding, and eliciting symptoms of volume depletion. Physical examination determines orthostasis, exclusion of an upper GI source for bleeding, and rectal examination.
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Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding

DeckerMed Critical Care of the Surgical Patient, 2017
Lower gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage is a common clinical condition often encountered by the acute care surgeon. Lower GI bleeding, defined as bleeding distal to the ligament of Treitz, may present with diverse manifestations, from occult bleeding as evidenced only by anemia to massive hemorrhage and exsanguination.
Frederick Moore, Chasen A Croft
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THE CONUNDRUM OF LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING

Surgical Clinics of North America, 1997
Acute massive hematochezia provides one of the greatest diagnostic and therapeutic challenges to the physician. Although most patients stop bleeding spontaneously and further evaluation can be carried on with less urgency, 10% to 15% require urgent diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
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Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding – The Role of Endoscopy

Digestive Diseases, 2003
Endoscopy is the method of choice in diagnosing the cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding, and it offers the opportunity to treat patients suffering from lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Endoscopic procedures must be integrated with other approaches to reach a correct diagnosis rapidly, safely, and economically.
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Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding

2012
Lower GI hemorrhage is defined as bleeding that occurs from the bowel distal to the ligament of Treitz. Majority of patients with hematochezia bleed from the large bowel, but in 10-25% of patients, the small bowel is the source of bleeding, and it poses difficult diagnostic dilemma.
Surinder S. Rana, Deepak Kumar Bhasin
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