Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Apr 16, 2023; 15(4): 297-308
Published online Apr 16, 2023. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v15.i4.297
Table 2 Clinical presentation of children with gastrointestinal bleeding
Clinical presentation
Patients’ n (%)
Presenting symptoma
Per rectal bleeding151 (60.4)
Hematemesis117 (46.8)
Melena25 (10)
Associated symptom
Recurrent abdominal pain59 (23.6)
Diarrhea23 (9.2)
Constipation19 (7.6)
Recurrent vomiting17 (6.8)
Weight loss10 (4)
Chest pain8 (3.2)
History of foreign body ingestion7 (2.8)
Caustic ingestion1 (0.4)
Nausea1 (0.4)
Physical finding
Normal218 (87.2)
Pallor11 (4.4)
Perianal fissure11 (4.4)
Perianal fistula4 (1.6)
Jaundice3 (1.2)
Failure to thrive2 (0.8)
Oral ulcers1 (0.4)