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Review
. 2020 Jan;33(1):22-27.
doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1695033. Epub 2019 Nov 11.

Current Nonoperative Therapeutic Interventions for Lower Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage

Anna Serur  1 , Rebecca Rhee  1 , Joshua Ramjist  2
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Review

Current Nonoperative Therapeutic Interventions for Lower Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage

Anna Serur et al. Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2020 Jan.

Abstract

Lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage remains a common cause of hospitalization, with significant health care costs. Initial management should include aggressive resuscitation followed by localization of bleeding with nuclear scintigraphy, colonoscopy, or computed tomography (CT) angiography. If bleeding does not resolve spontaneously, expeditious intervention with minimally invasive endoscopic or angiographic methods is necessary with surgical intervention as a last resort.

Keywords: CT angiography; angiography; colonoscopy; lower gastrointestinal bleed.

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Algorithm for the initial assessment and management of lower gastrointestinal breathing.
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