American Journal of Roentgenology · 2004 · 110 citations · 9 references
MedicineClinical SciencesInternal MedicineGastroenterologyAcute Gastrointestinal HemorrhageBleeding DisordersGastrointestinal BleedingGastrointestinal DisordersGastrointestinal ImagingGastrointestinal PathologyAcute Lower Gastrointestinal BleedingGastric BleedingGastrointestinal Bleeding AssessmentGastrointestinal Bleeding Imaging
OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the use of MDCT in the diagnosis and management of lower gastrointestinal bleeding (hematochezia). CONCLUSION: MDCT is proposed as an alternative first-line investigation to locate lower gastrointestinal bleeding before placing the patient under observation or performing embolization or surgery.
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hematochezia
Dennis M. Jensen, Gustavo A. Machicado · Gastroenterology · 1988 · 396 citations