High risk stigmata and treatment strategy for acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding: a nationwide study in Japan

Conclusions A population-level endoscopy dataset allowed us to identify high risk endoscopic SRH and propose a simple endoscopic treatment strategy for ALGIB. Unlike upper gastrointestinal bleeding, the rebleeding risks for ALGIB depend on colonic location, bleeding etiology, and treatment modality. [...] Georg Thieme Verlag KG Rüdigerstraße 14, 70469 Stuttgart, GermanyArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text

Source: Endoscopy - February 14, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Aoki, Tomonori Sadashima, Eiji Kobayashi, Katsumasa Yamauchi, Atsushi Yamada, Atsuo Omori, Jun Ikeya, Takashi Aoyama, Taiki Tominaga, Naoyuki Sato, Yoshinori Kishino, Takaaki Ishii, Naoki Sawada, Tsunaki Murata, Masaki Takao, Akinari Mizukami, Kazuhiro Ki Tags: Original article Source Type: research