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Duodenal metastasis from lung adenocarcinoma: A rare cause of melena

open access: yesInternational journal of surgery case reports, 2015
Highlights • Duodenal metastasis.• Melena and microcytic anemia.• Lung carcinoma.
E. Alsaeed   +4 more
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

A new panenteric capsule endoscopy-based strategy in patients with melena and a negative upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: a prospective feasibility study

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepathology, 2021
Objective patients presenting with melena and nondiagnostic esophagogastroduodenoscopy are usually investigated with colonoscopy and if negative, with small bowel capsule endoscopy. In this pilot study, we tested feasibility and performance of panenteric
A. Mussetto   +8 more
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

Availability of Blood Urea Nitrogen/Creatinine Ratio in Gastrointestinal Bleeding with Melena in Children

open access: yesPediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology & Nutrition, 2015
Purpose The aims of our study were to evaluate the blood urea nitrogen to creatinine ratio (BUN/Cr ratio) for distinguishing between an upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB), and differentiating between the two most common causes of upper ...
K. Kim, Chang Ho Kang, J. Y. Kim
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

Melena with Fever

open access: yesThe Medicine Forum, 2001
The patient is a 62 year old Indian male with a past medical history significant for myasthenia gravis, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus, who presented to an outside hospital with fever, fecal incontinence, and melena.
Monica Patel, Jennifer Wilhelm
openaire   +4 more sources

Monomorphic epitheliotropic intestinal T-cell lymphoma presenting as melena with long-term survival: A case report and review of literature

open access: yesWorld Journal of Gastroenterology, 2021
BACKGROUND Monomorphic epitheliotropic intestinal T-cell lymphoma (MEITL) is a rare primary intestinal T-cell lymphoma, previously known as enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma type II.
S. Ozaka   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Contrast extravasation on computed tomography angiography in patients with hematochezia or melena: Predictive factors and associated outcomes.

open access: yesDiagnostic and Interventional Imaging, 2021
PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to identify variables associated with extravasation on computed tomography angiography (CTA) in patients with hematochezia/melena and compare the outcome of patients with extravasation on CTA to those without ...
M. Barat   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Solitary jejunal cavernous hemangioma causing intermittent melena: A case report

open access: yesInternational journal of surgery case reports, 2021
Introduction and importance Hemangioma of the small intestine is a rare disease that causes acute and chronic intestinal bleeding and is difficult to diagnose before surgery.
T. Heo
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Hemorrhagic Cholecystitis: A Rare Cause of Melena

open access: yesCureus, 2021
Hemorrhagic cholecystitis -- a rare cause of hemobilia and melena -- is an atypical presentation of calculous cholecystitis, associated with significant morbidity and mortality.
S. Gobishangar, John Shelton, A. Jenil
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy procedure using disposable endoscope to detect the cause of melena in a patient with COVID‐19

open access: yesDigestive Endoscopy, 2020
A 55-YEAR-OLD MAN was admitted in a day in February with fever for 1-week, dyspnea for 4 days and diarrhea for 5 days. The patient was diagnosed as COVID-19 with hypoxemia, and assigned to the intensive care unit (ICU) for respiratory support.
Feng-hua Xu, Yunsheng Yang, Zhen Ding
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Spectrum of Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Findings and Therapeutic Interventions in Patients Presenting with Upper Gastrointestinal Complaints: A Tertiary Care Study

open access: yesNigerian Journal of Medicine, 2022
Background: Endoscopy has a great role in the diagnosis, surveillance, and management of various gastrointestinal (GI) ailments. Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the spectrum of upper GI (UGI) symptoms and correlate them with the findings on UGI ...
Mohammed Shin   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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