Colonoscopy in the diagnosis of acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding

Lower gastrointestinal bleeding is defined as a bleeding originated from a source distal to the Treitz ligament and the colonoscopy is well established as the diagnostic procedure of choice. Objective: To evaluate the results of colonoscopies performed to diagnose the cause of acute lower gastrointe...

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Main Authors: Igor Borba de Souza e Benevides, Carlos Henrique Marques dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2016-10-01
Series:Journal of Coloproctology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2237936316300739