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Abstract
~ower gast~ci~tes~~nal ~aemo~rhage ~epresents a
cha::eng~ng ~rotlec :o mcst of su~ge8~s. With ~he developrr:
eil”: 8f improve~ methods cf diagnosis. a clearly
def:ned approach :o its diagnos1s and management is
:~ecessary A s1~ccessful OlJtcome requires close cooperation
betwee~ the GI surgeon gastro-e~terologist.
er.dose-’Jpist. and rad1olog:st in order to form~late a
rational approach to the management of these patients.
Although the majority of cases of lower gastrointest
ina: bleeding can be managed conservatively
(Behringer & Aibright 19731 some cases of acute. uncontrolled
lower gastrointestinal bleeding will require
emergency surgical intervention.
The major pt·oblems facing the surgeon. 1n these
cases is tc dete~~:ne which patients will require operatioTI.