Gastrointestinal Bleeding
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Your digestive or gastrointestinal (GI) tract includes the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine or colon, rectum and anus. Bleeding can come from one or more of these areas. The amount of bleeding can be so small that only a lab test can find it.
GI bleeding is not a disease, but a symptom of a disease. There are many possible causes of GI bleeding, including
- Hemorrhoids
- Peptic ulcers
- Tears or inflammation in the esophagus
- Diverticulosis and diverticulitis
- Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease
- Colonic polyps
- Cancer in the colon, stomach or esophagus
The test used most often to look for the cause of GI bleeding is called endoscopy. It uses a flexible instrument inserted through the mouth or rectum to view the inside of the GI tract. A type of endoscopy called colonoscopy looks at the large intestine.
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Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: eMedicine Gastroenterology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) accounts for approximately 20-33% of episodes of gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Although LGIB is statistically less common than upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB), it has been suggested that LGIB is underreported because a higher percentage ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) accounts for approximately 20-33% of episodes of gastrointestinal hemorrhage. http://bit.ly/b2k5A7
Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: eMedicine Gastroenterology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: The diagnosis and therapy for nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) has evolved over the past 3 decades from passive diagnostic esophagogastroduodenoscopy with medical therapy until surgical intervention was needed to active intervention with endoscopic techniques followed ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Pediatrics, Gastrointestinal Bleeding: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Pediatric gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a fairly common, anxiety-provoking chief complaint. Most etiologies are self-limited and benign; however, some conditions may lead to severe consequences if undiagnosed. Frequency United States Severe GI bleeds are rare in ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Gastroenterology Article | Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding: single centre experience of capsule endoscopy
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Access : Gastrointestinal bleeding: Carvedilol|[mdash]|the best |[beta]|-blocker for primary prophylaxis? : Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology
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Etiology and outcome of patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding: A study from South of Iran Kaviani MJ, Pirastehfar M, Azari A, Saberifiroozi M - Saudi J Gastroenterol
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Gastroenterology Article | Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
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Gastroenterology Article | Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
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