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LOWER GI BLEEDING Definition: LGIB is defined as bleeding
from a source distal to the ligament of Treitz Incidence
rate: 20.5 patients/ 100000/year
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LGI hemorrhage Sites Colon – 95-97% Small bowel – 3-5% Only 15%
of massive GI bleeding Finding the site Intermittent bleeding common Up to
42% have multiple sites
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LGI hemorrhage Etiology Diverticulosis – 40-55% Right sided lesions > left 90%
stop spontaneously 10% rebleed in 1st year and 25% at
4 years Angiodysplasia – 3-20% Most common cause of SB bleeding in >50 y/o >50% are in right colon Neoplasia Typically bleed slowly Inflammatory conditions 15% of UC patients, 1% of chron’s patients Radiation, infectious, AIDS rarely Vascular Hemorrhoids >50% have hemorrhoids, but only 2% of bleeding attributed to them Others
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LGI hemorrhage diagnostics Large caliber NGT on admission Colonoscopy Within 12
hours in stable patients without large amounts of bleeding Selective
viseral angiography Need >0.5 ml/min bleeding 40-75% sensitive if bleeding at time of exam Tagged RBC scan Can detect bleeding at 0.1 ml/min 85% sensitive if bleeding at time of exam Not accurate in defining left vs right colon
the bleeding source , including rectoscopy, colonoscopy,angography and nuclear
scan. Interventional treatment by colonoscopy and selective angiographic catheterization and embolization shows good results and low bleeding rates. If an interventional therapy is not possible, a directed limited colonic or small bowel resection should be considered.