[A fatal case of lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage: report of case and review of the literature].
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage continues to be a major medical problem. Even with improvements in both diagnostic and therapeutic, a significant number of patients still require surgical intervention for control of hemorrhage. When the source of persistent lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage is unknown, subtotal colectomy is a conceptually rational management choice. The authors present a case of massive lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage with unusual fatal outcome. A review of literature of this condition and a discussion about the diagnosis, treatment and etiopathogenesis are presented.
Volpe
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Serviço de Cirurgia Geral, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo.
Machado
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Martini
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AC
Steinman
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Poggetti
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RS
Branco
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Birolini
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D000792:Angiography; D003113:Colonoscopy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
Evolução fatal de hemorragia digestiva baixa: relato de caso e revisão da literatura.