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Management of lower gastrointestinal tract bleeding

Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology, 2008
Acute bleeding from the colon and rectum is less frequent and less dramatic than haemorrhage from the upper gastrointestinal tract. In most cases, bleeding from the colon and rectum is self-limiting and requires no specific therapy. Diverticula and angiectasias are the most frequent sources of bleeding.
Barnert, Jürgen, Messmann, Helmut
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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 Tract

2015
By conventional definition, the lower gastrointestinal (GI) tract includes the appendix, entire colon and anus. Diseases involving these organs are traditionally classified into nonneoplastic and neoplastic categories. Clinical application of immunohistochemistry (IHC) is most useful in the diagnosis of neoplastic lesions, with a few exceptions such as
Zongming E. Chen, Jinhong Li, Fan Lin
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Infectious Diseases of the Lower Gastrointestinal Tract

Surgical Pathology Clinics, 2010
Gastrointestinal (GI) infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Although infectious organisms are often recovered by microbiological methods, surgical pathologists play an invaluable role in diagnosis. The lower GI tract, including the appendix, large bowel, and anus, harbors a wide variety of pathogens.
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Surgery for carcinoid tumours of the lower gastrointestinal tract

Colorectal Disease, 2003
AbstractIntroduction  Carcinoid tumours are rare neoplasms that originate from neuroendocrine cells of the primitive gastrointestinal tract. Mid‐ and hind‐gut tumours comprise the majority of these rare tumours. With many recent advances in medical treatment the role and importance of surgery and the surgeon needs to be assessed.Method  A Medline ...
A C, Goede, M C, Winslet
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Inflammatory disease of the lower gastrointestinal tract in children

The American Journal of Surgery, 1971
Abstract Ulcerative colitis and transmural colitis present with many of the same symptoms, but there is a differing frequency in the symptom complex. Early operation is preferable in transmural colitis and limited resection is usually helpful at first.
P M, James, F, Hightower, R T, Myers, A, Nedwich   +3 more
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Disorders of the lower gastrointestinal tract

2016
This chapter looks at the disorders of the lower gastrointestinal tract. It cites that the lower gastrointestinal tract refers to the are from the small intestine through to the anus of the digestive system. Diarrhoea and constipation, the most commonly encountered disorders arising from lower gastrointestinal tract dysfunction, are familiar to more or
Michael Boarder, Jane Dixon, David Newby, Phyllis Navti, Tyra Zetterström   +4 more
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Uric acid decomposition in the lower gastrointestinal tract

Journal of Experimental Zoology, 1989
Uric acid is the end product of nitrogen metabolism in birds. Despite the very low aqueous solubility of this purine compound, few crystals of uric acid are found in the urine. Instead, uric acid is packaged into small spheres that can pass easily through the duct system of the kidney.
E J, Braun, C E, Campbell
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Effect of chrysotherapy on the lower gastrointestinal tract: A review

Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, 1987
T HE RECENT introduction of auranofin, an oral gold compound that is primarily absorbed and eliminated through the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, has focused attention on the effect of gold on the lower GI tract. Auranofin is effective for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) when received orally and is reported to have a lower incidence of serious
M P, Rocha, P J, Burrichter, R C, Blodgett   +2 more
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Sexually transmitted infections of the lower gastrointestinal tract

Virchows Archiv, 2017
The World Health Organization estimates that there is greater than one million new cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) every day. In many countries, STIs are at an unprecedented high, including the USA, where nearly 20 million new cases were reported in 2016.
Rahul, Jawale, Keith K, Lai, Laura W, Lamps   +2 more
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