title: Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding & Intussusception.
abstract: Relatively uncommon compared with the adult population, lower gastrointestinal bleeding in children requires expeditious evaluation and management because of the variety of causes ranging from benign to life-threatening conditions. The causes of lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) vary with patient age. This review focuses on the differential diagnosis and management of LGIB in children. Because intussusception is one of the most common sources of LGIB, particular attention will be given to its diagnosis and management.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 550 16th Street, 5th Floor, Box 0570, San Francisco, CA 94158-2549, USA. Electronic address: benjamin.padilla@ucsf.edu.
authors.forename: Benjamin E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Padilla
authors.affiliation: General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Avenue, S-321, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
authors.forename: Willieford
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Moses
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019468:Disease Management; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007443:Intussusception / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Gastrointestinal bleeding; Hydrostatic reduction; Intussusception; Pediatric; Pneumatic reduction