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Lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage

MedGen UID:
44202
Concept ID:
C0024050
Pathologic Function
Synonym: Lower gastrointestinal bleeding
SNOMED CT: Lower GIT - gastrointestinal hemorrhage (87763006); Lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage (87763006); Lower gastrointestinal bleeding (87763006); Lower GI hemorrhage (87763006); Lower GI bleeding (87763006)

Definition

Bleeding from the lower gastrointestinal tract (small intestine, large intestine, and anus). [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Nagata N, Ishii N, Manabe N, Tomizawa K, Urita Y, Funabiki T, Fujimori S, Kaise M
Digestion 2019;99 Suppl 1:1-26. Epub 2019 Jan 9 doi: 10.1159/000495282. PMID: 30625484
Mourad FH, Leong RW
J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2018 Aug;33(8):1445-1453. Epub 2018 Mar 22 doi: 10.1111/jgh.14114. PMID: 29405446
Oglat A, Quigley EM
Curr Opin Gastroenterol 2017 Jan;33(1):34-40. doi: 10.1097/MOG.0000000000000325. PMID: 27798439

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Sato Y, Aoki T, Sadashima E, Nakamoto Y, Kobayashi K, Yamauchi A, Yamada A, Omori J, Ikeya T, Aoyama T, Tominaga N, Kishino T, Ishii N, Sawada T, Murata M, Takao A, Mizukami K, Kinjo K, Fujimori S, Uotani T, Fujita M, Sato H, Suzuki S, Narasaka T, Hayasaka J, Funabiki T, Kinjo Y, Mizuki A, Kiyotoki S, Mikami T, Gushima R, Fujii H, Fuyuno Y, Gunji N, Toya Y, Narimatsu K, Manabe N, Nagaike K, Kinjo T, Sumida Y, Funakoshi S, Kobayashi K, Matsuhashi T, Komaki Y, Maehata T, Tateishi K, Kaise M, Nagata N
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2023 Dec;21(13):3258-3269.e6. Epub 2023 Jun 3 doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2023.05.021. PMID: 37276989
Nagata N, Ishii N, Manabe N, Tomizawa K, Urita Y, Funabiki T, Fujimori S, Kaise M
Digestion 2019;99 Suppl 1:1-26. Epub 2019 Jan 9 doi: 10.1159/000495282. PMID: 30625484
Gupta S, Greenwald DA
Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am 2018 Jul;28(3):409-424. Epub 2018 Apr 17 doi: 10.1016/j.giec.2018.02.011. PMID: 29933784
Oglat A, Quigley EM
Curr Opin Gastroenterol 2017 Jan;33(1):34-40. doi: 10.1097/MOG.0000000000000325. PMID: 27798439
Akhtar AJ
Ethn Dis 2002 Summer;12(3):379-82. PMID: 12148709

Diagnosis

Nagata N, Ishii N, Manabe N, Tomizawa K, Urita Y, Funabiki T, Fujimori S, Kaise M
Digestion 2019;99 Suppl 1:1-26. Epub 2019 Jan 9 doi: 10.1159/000495282. PMID: 30625484
Qayed E, Dagar G, Nanchal RS
Crit Care Clin 2016 Apr;32(2):241-54. Epub 2016 Feb 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ccc.2015.12.004. PMID: 27016165
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Am Fam Physician 2009 Nov 1;80(9):977-83. PMID: 19873964
Vernava AM 3rd, Moore BA, Longo WE, Johnson FE
Dis Colon Rectum 1997 Jul;40(7):846-58. doi: 10.1007/BF02055445. PMID: 9221865
Pingleton SK
Med Clin North Am 1983 Nov;67(6):1215-31. doi: 10.1016/s0025-7125(16)31150-6. PMID: 6355683

Therapy

Mourad FH, Leong RW
J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2018 Aug;33(8):1445-1453. Epub 2018 Mar 22 doi: 10.1111/jgh.14114. PMID: 29405446
Aoki T, Nagata N, Niikura R, Shimbo T, Tanaka S, Sekine K, Kishida Y, Watanabe K, Sakurai T, Yokoi C, Akiyama J, Yanase M, Mizokami M, Uemura N
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2015 Mar;13(3):488-494.e1. Epub 2014 Jul 3 doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2014.06.023. PMID: 24997327
Akhtar AJ
Ethn Dis 2002 Summer;12(3):379-82. PMID: 12148709
Gibbs DH, Opelka FG, Beck DE, Hicks TC, Timmcke AE, Gathright JB Jr
Dis Colon Rectum 1996 Jul;39(7):806-10. doi: 10.1007/BF02054448. PMID: 8674375
Rossini FP, Ferrari A, Spandre M, Cavallero M, Gemme C, Loverci C, Bertone A, Pinna Pintor M
World J Surg 1989 Mar-Apr;13(2):190-2. doi: 10.1007/BF01658398. PMID: 2658365

Prognosis

BaŞtuğ BT
Curr Med Imaging 2021;17(9):1054-1058. doi: 10.2174/1573405617666210120091547. PMID: 33494679
Patel SD, Desai R, Patel U, Singh S, Patel Z, Patel N, Zhang A, Panwala AH, Khan VN, Singh G, Shah N
J Clin Gastroenterol 2019 Sep;53(8):582-590. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000001020. PMID: 29561353
Oglat A, Quigley EM
Curr Opin Gastroenterol 2017 Jan;33(1):34-40. doi: 10.1097/MOG.0000000000000325. PMID: 27798439
Das A, Wong RC
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2007 Dec;19(12):1064-9. doi: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e3282f198f7. PMID: 17998830
Foutch PG
Gastroenterologist 1997 Jun;5(2):148-56. PMID: 9193932

Clinical prediction guides

Patel SD, Desai R, Patel U, Singh S, Patel Z, Patel N, Zhang A, Panwala AH, Khan VN, Singh G, Shah N
J Clin Gastroenterol 2019 Sep;53(8):582-590. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000001020. PMID: 29561353
Duraiswamy S, Schmulewitz N, Rockey DC
J Investig Med 2016 Apr;64(4):854-60. Epub 2016 Mar 8 doi: 10.1136/jim-2016-000077. PMID: 26956784
Aoki T, Nagata N, Niikura R, Shimbo T, Tanaka S, Sekine K, Kishida Y, Watanabe K, Sakurai T, Yokoi C, Akiyama J, Yanase M, Mizokami M, Uemura N
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2015 Mar;13(3):488-494.e1. Epub 2014 Jul 3 doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2014.06.023. PMID: 24997327
Kim CY, Suhocki PV, Miller MJ Jr, Khan M, Janus G, Smith TP
J Vasc Interv Radiol 2010 Apr;21(4):477-83. Epub 2010 Feb 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.11.021. PMID: 20171902
Das A, Wong RC
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2007 Dec;19(12):1064-9. doi: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e3282f198f7. PMID: 17998830

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