Lower gastrointestinal bleeding.
Lower gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, particularly in elderly patients. Lower endoscopic evaluation is established as the diagnostic procedure of choice in the setting of acute lower GI hemorrhage.
Bounds
Brenna Casey
BC
Harvard Medical School, Gastrointestinal Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Blake 453D, Boston, MA 02114, USA. bbounds@partners.org
Kelsey
Peter B
PB
D016888:Angiodysplasia / Q000150:complications; D003092:Colitis / Q000150:complications; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications; D004630:Emergencies; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006484:Hemorrhoids / Q000150:complications; D016558:Hemostasis, Endoscopic / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D041741:Lower Gastrointestinal Tract