Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 27, Issue 4 , Pages 219-220, November 1981

Colonoscopy in acute rectal bleeding

  • Kenneth A. Forde, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Kenneth A. Forde, MD, Department of Surgery, Columbia University, and College of Physicians and Surgeons, 630 West 168 Street, New York, New York 10032.

College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, and Presbyterian Hospital, New York, Now York

Twenty-five patients underwent colonoscopy during active rectal bleeding. Five patients bled from diverticula, three from unsuspected cancer, and two each from polyps, ischemic colitis, and arteriovenous malformation. Despite the difficulties, colonoscopy should be encouraged in these patients because of the positive impact on subsequent surgical management.

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PII: S0016-5107(81)73225-5

doi:10.1016/S0016-5107(81)73225-5

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 27, Issue 4 , Pages 219-220, November 1981

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