Obscure gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding creates a diagnostic challenge for gastroenterologists. Many patients undergo multiple blood transfusions and repeated studies. Modern imaging techniques improve ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Iʼm Dr. Ryan Stanton and itʼs time to find out Whatʼs Going Around. This week I have seen several episodes of GI bleeding. I see cases year round, but a recent flurry of cases reminded me that we ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Haroon Shahid, MD, is currently a third-year ...

Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is bleeding in the digestive tract, anywhere from the throat to the rectum. A person can experience a small loss of blood, such as when a hemorrhoid bleeds, or a ...

Bleeding from the lower gastrointestinal (GI) tract shouldn't be seen as simply a manageable adverse effect of oral anticoagulation (OAC) for atrial fibrillation (AF). Rather, it's a red flag that the ...

The gastrointestinal (GI) tract begins in the mouth and works its way down the esophagus, through the stomach, both the small and large intestines and the rectum, until it ends at the anus. Bleeding ...

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- People with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) faced higher rates of potentially fatal gastrointestinal bleeding, a retrospective study found. Those with stage 5 CKD had a 40% ...

Patients who developed upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding during a hospital stay experienced worse adverse outcomes than those admitted for upper GI bleeding alone, French researchers found in a ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Anticoagulation use or antiplatelet agents were not risk ...