TY - JOUR
T1 - Gastrointestinal Tract Bleeding of Unknown Origin
AU - Spechler, S. J.
AU - Schimmel, E. M.
PY - 1982/2
Y1 - 1982/2
N2 - Gastrointestinal (GI) tract bleeding of unknown origin is a vexing clinical problem. In this review, we discuss those causes of GI tract hemorrhage most likely to escape detection by conventional diagnostic modalities and explain how newer techniques of flexible fiberoptic endoscopy, radionuclide scanning, and angiography may be used to establish a diagnosis. We reviewed the literature on the role of exploratory surgery in the diagnosis of occult GI tract bleeding and conclude that its diagnostic yield is small and its value limited. Finally, we present a diagnostic approach to the patient with GI tract bleeding of unknown origin.
AB - Gastrointestinal (GI) tract bleeding of unknown origin is a vexing clinical problem. In this review, we discuss those causes of GI tract hemorrhage most likely to escape detection by conventional diagnostic modalities and explain how newer techniques of flexible fiberoptic endoscopy, radionuclide scanning, and angiography may be used to establish a diagnosis. We reviewed the literature on the role of exploratory surgery in the diagnosis of occult GI tract bleeding and conclude that its diagnostic yield is small and its value limited. Finally, we present a diagnostic approach to the patient with GI tract bleeding of unknown origin.
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U2 - 10.1001/archinte.1982.00340150036008
DO - 10.1001/archinte.1982.00340150036008
M3 - Article
C2 - 6800315
AN - SCOPUS:0020038916
VL - 142
SP - 236
EP - 240
JO - Archives of internal medicine (Chicago, Ill. : 1908)
JF - Archives of internal medicine (Chicago, Ill. : 1908)
SN - 2168-6106
IS - 2
ER -