title: [Active lower gastrointestinal bleeding due to appendiceal ulcer].
abstract: We present a case of severe lower gastrointestinal bleeding due to appendiceal ulcer associated with intake of enteric coated aspirin. Urgent colonoscopy revealed the location and characteristics of the source of bleeding during the acute episode, allowing effective treatment through simple appendicectomy to be performed.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Costa del Sol, Marbella, Málaga, Spain. robinrivera_i@hotmail.com
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rivera-Irigoín
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: de Sola-Earle
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Palma-Carazo
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Montiel Quezel-Guerraz
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fernández-Moreno
mesh_terms: D001062:Appendectomy; D001065:Appendix / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001241:Aspirin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003113:Colonoscopy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017707:Erythrocyte Transfusion; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012007:Rectum; D013608:Tablets, Enteric-Coated / Q000009:adverse effects; D014456:Ulcer / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D013608:Tablets, Enteric-Coated; D001241:Aspirin