Abstract:A total of 38,686 colonoscopies were performed between January 1985 and December 2012 at Hospital Sírio-Libanês, in São Paulo, Brazil. Two hundred thirty-four patients (0.6%) had acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding of moderate or severe intensity. A definitive diagnosis was possible in 151 cases, 64.5% of these patients.This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board. Medical charts were reviewed.All examinations were done under sedation by the same medical team.The predominant sources of bleeding … Show more
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