REVIEW
Print ISSN 2234-2400 / On-line ISSN 2234-2443 http://dx.doi.org/10.5946/ce.2013.46.5.476
Clin Endosc 2013;46:476-479
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Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Is Urgent Colonoscopy Necessary for All Hematochezia? Byung Ik Jang Department of Internal Medicine, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
Lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) is defined as acute or chronic abnormal blood loss distal to the ligament of Treitz. The incidence of LGIB is only one fifth of that of the upper gastrointestinal tract and is estimated to be 21 to 27 cases per 100,000 adults per year. Acute bleeding is arbitrarily defined as bleeding of
Print ISSN 2234-2400 / On-line ISSN 2234-2443 http://dx.doi.org/10.5946/ce.2013.46.5.476
Clin Endosc 2013;46:476-479
Open Access
Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Is Urgent Colonoscopy Necessary for All Hematochezia? Byung Ik Jang Department of Internal Medicine, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
Lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) is defined as acute or chronic abnormal blood loss distal to the ligament of Treitz. The incidence of LGIB is only one fifth of that of the upper gastrointestinal tract and is estimated to be 21 to 27 cases per 100,000 adults per year. Acute bleeding is arbitrarily defined as bleeding of
