title: American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute medical position statement on obscure gastrointestinal bleeding.
abstract: This document presents the official recommendations of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute on "Evaluation and Management of Occult and Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding." It was approved by the Clinical Practice and Economics Committee on March 12, 2007, and by the AGA Institute Governing Board on May 19, 2007. This medical position statement is based upon the interpretation and assimilation of scientifically valid research, derived from a comprehensive review of published literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Gottumukkala S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Raju
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gerson
authors.forename: Ananya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Blair
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology; D053704:Capsule Endoscopy; D003113:Colonoscopy; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans