A 71-year-old man presented with hematochezia and paraumbilical abdominal pain. The patient had a history of left hemicolectomy for unresectable large colonic polyps, but he had no prior episodes of gastrointestinal bleeding and was not on anticoagulants, antiplatelet therapy, or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Upon arrival, the patient was hemodynamically stable with a normal complete b...

background acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (ugib) is a common medical emergency and is known as one of the main causes of mortality and morbidity. this research was conducted to study the causes and risk factors for ugib, in a referral center. methods in this cross sectional study, carried out in a one year period, all patients with acute ugib living in khorramabad city and surrounding ar...

a 28-year-old, 32 week pregnant primigravida woman with a past history of increased blood pressure presented with ruq pain as well as sudden onset of hematemesis. this case illustrates the occurrence of a rare complication (rupture of portal vein pseudoaneurysm inside the biliary system), appearing as upper gastrointestinal bleeding in a pregnant woman. the cause of the rupture is presumably pr...

While mild gastrointestinal bleeding is common in Crohn's disease, massive extremely rare. In this case, we present a patient who presented with lower bleeding. A literature review of such rare presentation disease will be discussed.