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World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther. Nov 6, 2014; 5(4): 200-208
Published online Nov 6, 2014. doi: 10.4292/wjgpt.v5.i4.200
Published online Nov 6, 2014. doi: 10.4292/wjgpt.v5.i4.200
Table 1 Common causes of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding based on location
| Upper GI lesions | Middle GI lesions | Lower GI lesions |
| Cameron erosions | Less than 40 years old | Angiodysplasia |
| Peptic ulcer disease | Tumors | Neoplasm |
| Fundic varices | Meckel diverticulum | Diverticular disease |
| Angiodysplasia | Crohn’s disease | |
| Dieulafoy lesion | Dieulafoy lesion | |
| Gastric antral | Celiac disease | |
| vascular ectasia | More than 40 years old | |
| Angiectasia | ||
| NSAID enteropathy | ||
| Celiac disease | ||
| Uncommon lesions | ||
| Hemobilia | ||
| Hemosuccus pancreaticus | ||
| Aortoenteric fistula |
- Citation: Parekh PJ, Buerlein RC, Shams R, Vingan H, Johnson DA. Evaluation of gastrointestinal bleeding: Update of current radiologic strategies. World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther 2014; 5(4): 200-208
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2150-5349/full/v5/i4/200.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4292/wjgpt.v5.i4.200