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Review
. 2016 Apr 28;22(16):4073-8.
doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i16.4073.

Crohn's disease presenting as acute gastrointestinal hemorrhage

Amareshwar Podugu  1 , Kanwarpreet Tandon  1 , Fernando J Castro  1
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Review

Crohn's disease presenting as acute gastrointestinal hemorrhage

Amareshwar Podugu et al. World J Gastroenterol. .

Abstract

Severe gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage is a rare complication of Crohn's disease (CD). Although several surgical and non-surgical approaches have been described over the last 2 decades this complication still poses significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Given the relative infrequency of severe bleeding in CD, available medical literature on this topic is mostly in the form of retrospective case series and reports. In this article we review the risk factors, diagnostic modalities and treatment options for the management of CD presenting as GI hemorrhage.

Keywords: Biologic agents; Crohn’s disease; Gastrointestinal hemorrhage; Recurrence; Risk factors.

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