Lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) can present as an acute and life-threatening event or as chronic bleeding, which might manifest as iron-deficiency anemia, fecal occult blood or intermittent ...

Lower gastrointestinal bleeding is any form of bleeding that occurs in the lower gastrointestinal tract, including the large intestine, parts of the small intestine (jejunum and ileum), rectum and ...

Is urgent colonoscopy necessary for patients with acute lower gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding? To address this question, researchers in California enrolled 85 patients (mean age, 52; mean ...

GI bleeding after percutaneous coronary intervention among patients on dual antiplatelet therapy remains risky in terms of ...