Open AccessManagement of patients with occult gastrointestinal bleeding
Author(s) -
Ahmet Bektaş
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
deneysel ve klinik tıp dergisi/journal of experimental and clinical medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.103
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1309-4483
pISSN - 1309-5129
DOI - 10.52142/omujecm.38.si.gastro.5
Subject(s) - occult , medicine , enteroscopy , gastrointestinal bleeding , capsule endoscopy , etiology , asymptomatic , iron deficiency anemia , obscure gastrointestinal bleeding , endoscopy , anemia , gold standard (test) , general surgery , gastroenterology , pathology , alternative medicine
The majority of cases of occult bleeding are found in the course of colorectal cancer screening or during the evaluation of iron deficiency anemia. In up to half of all patients with occult GI bleeding, the source will not be found on initial endoscopic evaluation. Occult gastrointestinal bleeding is an issue with difficulties in diagnosis and treatment. It may come to the clinic as asymptomatic, detected in routine screenings or as iron deficiency of unknown etiology. In recent years, there have been great advances in the diagnosis and treatment. Capsule endoscopy and enteroscopy have provided these advances. However, the problem is not fully resolved. Additional developments are needed in this regard. In this review, the management of patients with occult gastrointestinal bleeding is explained in the light of the latest literature findings.