Sending in the ViCE Squad: Evaluation and Management of Patients with Small Intestinal Bleeding.
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Authors
- Hakimian, Shahrad; Patel, Krunal; Cave, David
- Source
- Digestive Diseases & Sciences. May2020, Vol. 65 Issue 5, p1307-1314. 8p.
- Subject
- *HEMORRHAGE
*SMALL intestine
*GASTROINTESTINAL hemorrhage
*CAPSULE endoscopy
- Language
- ISSN
- 0163-2116
Bleeding from the small intestine remains a clinically challenging diagnostic and therapeutic problem. It may be minor, requiring only supplemental iron treatment, to patients who have severe overt bleeding that requires multimodal intervention. This article provides an up-to-date review of the state-of-the-art of diagnosis and treatment of small intestinal bleeding. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]