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Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Part II [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2001 Diagnostic strategies for lower gastrointestinal bleeding include nuclear scintigraphy, mesenteric angiography and endoscopic evaluation of the lower gastrointestinal tract. Each method has inherent advantages and disadvantages.
Robert Enns
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Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Ischemic Colitis
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2002 OBJECTIVE: To compare the incidence and clinical characteristics of lower gastrointestinal (LGI) bleeding due to ischemic colitis with those with LGI bleeding of other causes.
Jamie R Newman, Mary Anne Cooper
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Gastroenterology Insights, 2021 Small bowel diverticula are rare and often asymptomatic. Severe lower gastrointestinal bleeding from jejunal diverticula is rarely reported and, therefore, should be considered a differential diagnosis in all cases of lower gastrointestinal bleeding with
Cynthia Abbasi +2 more
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Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients [PDF]
International Journal of Nephrology, 2011 Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is more common in patients with chronic kidney disease and is associated with higher mortality than in the general population.
Fahad Saeed +3 more
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Massive Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding from the Appendix
Gut and Liver, 2011 Massive rectal bleeding from the appendix, considered a rare case of lower gastrointestinal bleeding, is not easily recognized by various diagnostic modalities.
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Lower gastrointestinal bleeding due to rectal Dieulafoy’s lesion
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2017 Dieulafoy’s lesion is a relatively rare but serious cause of gastrointestinal bleeding. It usually involves the upper gastrointestinal tract. However, it has recently been reported in different regions of the gastrointestinal tract, including the rectum.
Omar N Nadhem +2 more
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Rodenticide Causing Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Resident Simulation
MedEdPORTAL, 2018 Introduction Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is becoming more common with an aging population. Lower GI bleeding is less common than its upper GI bleed counterpart.
Rohit B. Sangal, Lauren W. Conlon
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Clinical assessment and treatment algorithm for lower gastrointestinal bleeding
Gastrointestinal Intervention, 2018 Lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) is diagnosed in 20% to 30% of all patients presenting with major gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. Although most patients with acute LGIB stop bleeding spontaneously and have favorable outcomes, morbidity and ...
Soo-Kyung Park
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Splenosis with lower gastrointestinal bleeding mimicking colonical gastrointestinal stromal tumour
World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2017 Background Splenosis refers to the heterotopic transplantation of splenic tissue following splenic trauma or splenectomy. Splenosis is typically asymptomatic and is often identified incidentally. Case presentation We report a case of splenosis with colon
Shuo-meng Xiao +5 more
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Jejunal Diverticula Causing Unusual Massive Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
International Journal of Gerontology, 2008 Jejunal diverticula are rare and difficult to diagnose. They are often asymptomatic, but they may infrequently cause serious acute complications, such as diverticulitis with or without perforation, volvulus, intussusception, or hemorrhage.
Chiong-Hee Wong +4 more
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