The management of lower gastrointestinal bleeding
Journal of Visceral Surgery, 2014 Lower gastrointestinal (LGI) bleeding is generally less severe than upper gastrointestinal (UGI) bleeding with spontaneous cessation of bleeding in 80% of cases and a mortality of 2-4%. However, unlike UGI bleeding, there is no consensual agreement about management.
Y, Marion +5 more
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Fatores preditivos de óbito em pacientes internados por hemorragia digestiva alta no Hospital Universitário - Universidade Federal de Santa catarina. [PDF]
, 1999 Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Curso de Medicina, Florianópolis ...
Malluta, Éverson Fernando
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Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Children: Clinical Profile and Outcome
Indian Journal of Medical Specialities, 2023 Background: Bleeding per rectum is a fairly common clinical problem in children. Gastrointestinal infections, anal fissures, and polyps are the most common causes. However, many cases remain undiagnosed due to the nonavailability of diagnostic modalities.
Narender Kumar +3 more
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Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding And Risk of Gastrointestinal Cancer
Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology, 2016 Lower gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a well-known symptom of colorectal cancer (CRC). Whether incident GI bleeding is also a marker of other GI cancers remains unclear.This nationwide cohort study examined the risk of various GI cancer types in patients with lower GI bleeding.
Viborg, Søren; id_orcid 0000-0002-8445-7758 +5 more
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Appendiceal hemorrhage – An uncommon cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding
, 2011 Lower gastrointestinal bleeding is a common disease among elderly patients. The common sources of lower gastrointestinal bleeding include vascular disease, Crohn’s disease, neoplasms, inflammatory bowel disease, hemorrhoids, and ischemic colitis.
Tien-Chou Sung +9 more
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Review Article - Lower gastrointestinal bleeding
, 2003 Lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGB) means bleeding from sites distal to the ligament of Treitz and presents as rectal bleeding. This rectal bleeding may be overt or occult, and overt bleeding can be acute, massive or chronic.
C. Khandelwal
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Endoscopic evaluation of upper and lower gastro-intestinal bleeding
Nigerian Journal of Surgery, 2015 Introduction: A myriad of pathologies lead to gastro-intestinal bleeding (GIB). The common clinical presentations are hematemesis, melena, and hematochezia. Endoscopy aids localization and treatment of these lesions.
Emeka Ray-Offor, Solomon N Elenwo
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Colonic angiodysplasia in a 34-year-old Nigerian: A case report with a review of literature
Ibom Medical JournalAngiodysplasia is an arteriovenous malformation characterized by abnormal, tortuous, dilated small blood vessels in the mucosa and submucosa. It commonly occurs in the colon.
Eboreime OO +6 more
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Is glue embolization safe and effective for gastrointestinal bleeding?
, 2018 Transcatheter arterial embolization using N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (NBCA) for gastrointestinal arterial bleeding enables higher cessation rate and lower recurrent bleeding rate compared with conventional embolic materials including gelatin sponge ...
Yasufumi Ohuchi +9 more
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Colonoscopy in the diagnosis of acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding
, 2016 Lower gastrointestinal bleeding is defined as a bleeding originated from a source distal to the Treitz ligament and the colonoscopy is well established as the diagnostic procedure of choice.ObjectiveTo evaluate the results of colonoscopies performed to ...
Carlos Henrique Marques dos Santos +5 more
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