Abstract
The purposes of this article are to clarify the current status of barium studies, radionuclide scans, and arteriography in the diagnosis and management of the bleeding patient; to provide one interventional radiologist's approach to the diagnosis and management of both upper and lower gastrointestinal tract hemorrhage in the adult population, incorporating both radiologic and nonradiologic techniques; and to review the diagnosis and management of several less frequent causes and special categories of bleeding, such as that associated with portal hypertension.
MeSH terms
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications
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Angiography
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Aortic Diseases / complications
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Aortic Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Barium Sulfate
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Catheterization
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Enema
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Fistula / complications
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Fistula / diagnostic imaging
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Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging*
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Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology
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Hemobilia / complications
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Hemobilia / diagnostic imaging
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Humans
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Hypertension, Portal / complications
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Hypertension, Portal / diagnostic imaging
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Intestinal Fistula / complications
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Intestinal Fistula / diagnostic imaging
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Radionuclide Imaging