Small-bowel Bleeding

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Small-bowel bleeding is an uncommon disease that accounts for 5-10% of all gastrointestinal bleeding cases. With the development of capsule endoscopy and deep enteroscopy, most of the cases (~75%) of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding in the past have been identified as small-bowel bleeding. The common and representative diseases that can cause small-bowel bleeding include angiodysplasia, small-bowel ulcer/inflammation, and small-bowel neoplasia. These show different distribution according to the patients’ age. Detailed information about the patients’ age, past history, family history, and medication usage can help in the diagnosis and management of small-bowel bleeding. In addition, for the overt obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, it is desirable to perform a small-bowel endoscopy (capsule endoscopy or deep enteroscopy) as soon as possible for an accurate diagnosis. © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022.

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