Diagnostic and therapeutic treatment modalities for acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding: a systematic review

Background and study aims Investigations for lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) include flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, computed tomographic angiography (CTA), and angiography. All may be used to direct endoscopic, radiological or surgical treatment, although their optimal use is unknown. T...

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Main Authors: Kathryn Oakland, Jennifer Isherwood, Conor Lahiff, Petra Goldsmith, Michael Desborough, Katherine S. Colman, Richard Guy, Raman Uberoi, Michael F. Murphy, James E. East, Sally Hopewell, Vipul Jairath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2017-09-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-117958