Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding
Apollo Medicine, 2021 The term “obscure gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding” is often replaced by “small bowel bleeding” by some authors. It accounts to 5%–10% of overall GI bleeding.
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Undetected Gastric Angiodysplastic Lesion Causing Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding [PDF]
The Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal ResearchObscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) has traditionally been defined to as bleeding originating from the small intestine that is beyond the reach of esophagogastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy.
Donghyoun Lee +2 more
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Severe obscure gastrointestinal bleeding from Meckel’s diverticulum with predominant ectopic pancreatic tissue [PDF]
SAGE Open Medical Case ReportsObscure gastrointestinal bleeding represents about 5% of all gastrointestinal haemorrhages which is characterized by continuous or recurrent bleeding from an undetermined source after an initial bidirectional endoscopy.
Ashan Jayawickrama +4 more
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Diverticular bleeding in the third part of the duodenum as a cause of overt obscure gastrointestinal bleeding [PDF]
JGH OpenA 65‐year‐old man with a history of chronic renal failure and ischemic heart disease who was receiving aspirin therapy was admitted for recurrent melena. Initial evaluation revealed severe anemia.
Yasuhiko Hamada, Hayato Nakagawa
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Recurrence rates and risk factors in obscure gastrointestinal bleeding [PDF]
DEN OpenObscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB), defined in 2010, involves bleeding from the GI tract that remains unexplained after standard diagnostic procedures.
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Rebleeding Rate and Risk Factors for Rebleeding after Device-Assisted Enteroscopy in Patients with Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A KASID Multicenter Study [PDF]
Diagnostics, 2022 Introduction: The impact of device-assisted enteroscopy (DAE) on long-term rebleeding in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) exhibiting detectable small-bowel lesions remains unclear.
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Clinical Impact of Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy in Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding [PDF]
Medicina, 2020 Background and objectives: The most frequent indications for small bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) are obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) and iron deficiency anemia (IDA).
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Therapeutic management options for patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding
Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology, 2012 Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) is one of the most challenging disorders faced by gastroenterologists because of its evasive nature and difficulty in identifying the exact source of bleeding.
Gursimran S Kochhar +1 more
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Meckel’s diverticulum: a cause of recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding
Инновационная медицина Кубани, 2023 Background: Obscure gastrointestinal bleedings accounting for 5%-30% of all gastrointestinal bleedings continue to be a challenge and usually originate from the small bowel.Clinical case: We present a case of a female patient hospitalized with signs of ...
V. V. Polovinkin +2 more
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Clinical features, treatments and prognosis of appendiceal bleeding: a case series study
BMC Gastroenterology, 2023 Background Appendiceal bleeding is a rare cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding, could be overlooked and diagnosed as obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. Due to limited real-world cases, the optimized management of appendiceal bleeding is unclear.
Xiao-cun Xing, Jin-lin Yang, Xue Xiao
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