[Active lower gastrointestinal bleeding due to appendiceal ulcer].
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.
Rivera-Irigoín
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Unidad de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Costa del Sol, Marbella, Málaga, Spain. robinrivera_i@hotmail.com
de Sola-Earle
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C
Palma-Carazo
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Montiel Quezel-Guerraz
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Fernández-Moreno
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N
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
D013608:Tablets, Enteric-Coated; D001241:Aspirin