Jejunal angiodysplasia causing recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding presenting as severe anaemia and melena
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[Jejunal angiodysplasia as a cause of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding].
BACKGROUND Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding secondary to jejunal angiodysplasia is uncommon. Diagnostic approach is difficult and represents a challenge for the surgeon because of the inaccessibility of the small bowel for evaluation. When the diagnostic work-up has been completed and the bleeding source has not been found, it is mandatory to perform a surgical exploration with transoperative ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Case Reports
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2015-212798