ENWEndNote BIBJabRef, Mendeley RISPapers, Reference Manager, RefWorks, Zotero AMA Jamer T, Maleika P, Borys-Iwanicka A, Krzesiek E, Strożecki Ł, Stawarski A. A child with lower gastrointestinal bleeding – aetiology and diagnostic procedure. Pediatria Polska - Polish Journal of Paediatrics. 2022. doi:10.5114/polp.2022.120114. APA Jamer, T., Maleika, P., Borys-Iwanicka, A., Krzesiek, E., Strożeck...

BACKGROUND Gastrointestinal bleeding is the most frequent emergency for gastroenterologists. Despite advances in management, an improvement in mortality is still not evident. AIM Determining time trends of gastrointestinal bleeding hospitalization and outcomes from 2001 to 2010 in the Veneto Region (Italy). PATIENTS AND METHODS Data of patients admitted with gastrointestinal bleeding from V...

Lower gastrointestinal bleeding due to vascular abnormalities is commonly found in the elderly and on the right side of the colon. Such lesions are still difficult to diagnose and manage. We report a case with recurrent and massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding due to angiodysplasia at an unusual age and localization, which was diagnosed and treated endoscopically.

A 53 year-old Caucasian man with no previous history of gastrointestinal bleeding presented with sudden, massive hematochezia and abdominal pain; his hemoglobin dropped from 12 to 8.3. Colonoscopy revealed coagulated blood in a diverticulum, but bleeding recurred after cautery of the lesion.Repeated upper and lower gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy, visceral selective angiogram, bleeding scan, an...