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Acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding
1Gastroenterology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC.
The Medical Clinics of North America
|September 1, 1993
Abstract:
Lower gastrointestinal bleeding ranges from occult blood loss to massive hemorrhage and shock. There are many causes but diverticulitis and angiodysplasia remain the most common sources of major hemorrhage. This article emphasizes the cause and evaluation of moderate to severe acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding.