title: Small intestinal bleeding.
abstract: Bleeding from the small intestine may be difficult to diagnose, because of the organ's length, free intraperitoneal location, and the nature of the lesions that bleed in the small bowel. Although there are several causes of intestinal bleeding, angiodysplasias are most common. Several different tests can be used to identify a bleeding site preoperatively and intraoperatively, including enteroscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D007421:Intestine, Small; D008297:Male; D009656:North America / Q000453:epidemiology; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors