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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2016; 22(16): 4073-4078
Published online Apr 28, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i16.4073
Published online Apr 28, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i16.4073
Table 1 Identification of the bleeding site in case series n (%)
| Ref. | Study type | n | Identification of origin of bleeding | Location | Colonoscopy | Mesenteric angiography | Radionuclide bleeding scan | CT enterography | EGD |
| Kim et al[3] (2012) | Retrospective review | 70 | 22 (31.4) | Small bowel 19 | 5/47 (10.6) | 5/19 (26.3) | 8/27 (29.6) | 9/46 (19.6) | 0/30 (0) |
| Large bowel 3 | |||||||||
| Pardi et al[4] (1999) | Retrospective review (1989-1996) | 31 | 31 (100.0) | NA | 25/31 (78.0) | 1/3 (33.0) | 3/4 (75.0) | NA | 2 |
| Belaiche et al[2] (1999) | 34 | 22 (65.0) | Colon (85%) | 18/30 (60.0) | 3/4 (75.0) | 0/2 | NA | NA | |
| Isolate small bowel (15%) | |||||||||
| Robert et al[5] (1991) | Retrospective review (1960-1986) | 21 | 2 (10.0) | NA | NA | 2/5 (40.0) | NA | NA | NA |
- Citation: Podugu A, Tandon K, Castro FJ. Crohn's disease presenting as acute gastrointestinal hemorrhage. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(16): 4073-4078
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i16/4073.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i16.4073