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1352:Wilson, Dodd (1990).
1094:proton pump inhibitor
607:Entamoeba histolytica
600:Staphylococcus aureus
562:Clostridium difficile
485:autoimmune conditions
420:Meckel's diverticulum
318:vascular compromise.
3857:Hepatorenal syndrome
3796:Budd–Chiari syndrome
3753:Autoimmune hepatitis
3578:Intestinal adhesions
3336:Short bowel syndrome
3165:Functional dyspepsia
3083:Esophageal stricture
3049:Nutcracker esophagus
2088:"Ulcerative Colitis"
1410:www.allinahealth.org
1086:peptic ulcer disease
987:in the formation of
614:Drug-induced colitis
587:Shigella dysenteriae
555:Campylobacter jejuni
539:Salmonella enteritis
372:Peptic ulcer disease
247:physical examination
3996:Choledocholithiasis
3867:Metabolic disorders
3833:Acute liver failure
3806:Portal hypertension
3758:Alcoholic hepatitis
3601:Radiation proctitis
3520:Mesenteric ischemia
3492:Gastroenterocolitis
3321:Blind loop syndrome
3131:Ménétrier's disease
3039:Barrett's esophagus
2448:Radiation enteritis
2269:10.1136/gut.43.1.29
2212:10.1136/gut.43.1.29
2036:Crohn's and Colitis
1871:(36): 12781–12808.
950:shortness of breath
855:use can be mimics)
722:Digital rectal exam
626:Vascular compromise
620:Radiation enteritis
580:Salmonella enterica
574:travelers' diarrhea
4171:Undefined location
4162:Grynfeltt–Lesshaft
4063:Pancreatic fistula
4046:Pancreatic abscess
4001:Biliary dyskinesia
3972:Mirizzi's syndrome
3473:Large and/or small
3153:Dieulafoy's lesion
3022:Boerhaave syndrome
2912:External resources
2726:www.mayoclinic.org
2625:www.mayoclinic.org
2554:www.fpnotebook.com
2548:MD, Scott Moses,.
2502:2014-03-11 at the
2353:2017-08-30 at the
1953:. Merckmanuals.com
1802:www.fpnotebook.com
1751:www.fpnotebook.com
1609:. Merckmanuals.com
1494:www.fpnotebook.com
1136:Fecal occult blood
1120:ulcerative colitis
1007:Specific treatment
653:Esophageal varices
508:Infectious colitis
469:Ulcerative colitis
457:ulcerative colitis
447:Inflammatory bowel
289:and comprises the
287:ligament of Treitz
243:fecal occult blood
4235:
4234:
4231:
4230:
4071:
4070:
3673:
3672:
3530:Bowel obstruction
3232:
3231:
2935:
2934:
2462:. 9 January 2023.
2431:E. coli enteritis
1488:MD, Scott Moses.
1406:"Apt-Downey test"
1084:(NSAIDs) induced
1060:anorectal varices
929:
928:
859:
858:
752:Capsule endoscopy
497:radiation therapy
328:Colorectal cancer
264:found in adults.
216:
215:
141:Medical condition
132:
131:
108:
16:(Redirected from
4260:
4223:Pneumoperitoneum
4080:
3990:Common bile duct
3872:Wilson's disease
3862:Peliosis hepatis
3731:
3608:Proctalgia fugax
3515:Abdominal angina
3440:Ogilvie syndrome
3389:Pseudomembranous
3247:
3207:Gastric volvulus
3172:Pyloric stenosis
2983:
2968:Diseases of the
2962:
2955:
2948:
2939:
2865:
2853:
2852:
2842:
2802:
2796:
2795:
2785:
2760:(914): 753–758.
2745:
2736:
2735:
2733:
2732:
2718:
2712:
2711:
2709:
2708:
2694:
2688:
2687:
2685:
2684:
2670:
2664:
2663:
2661:
2660:
2646:
2635:
2634:
2632:
2631:
2617:
2604:
2603:
2601:
2600:
2585:
2579:
2570:
2557:
2546:
2531:
2525:
2519:
2494:
2485:
2484:
2482:
2481:
2470:
2464:
2463:
2456:
2450:
2439:
2433:
2422:
2416:
2405:
2399:
2398:
2396:
2395:
2384:
2378:
2367:
2361:
2345:
2336:
2325:
2319:
2308:
2299:
2298:
2288:
2248:
2242:
2241:
2231:
2191:
2185:
2184:
2166:
2140:
2131:
2125:
2124:
2122:
2121:
2110:
2104:
2103:
2101:
2099:
2094:. September 2014
2084:
2078:
2077:
2075:
2074:
2065:. Archived from
2055:
2046:
2045:
2043:
2042:
2028:
2022:
2021:
2011:
1971:
1962:
1961:
1959:
1958:
1947:
1941:
1940:
1920:
1909:
1908:
1898:
1880:
1856:
1850:
1849:
1839:
1815:
1806:
1805:
1793:
1782:
1781:
1779:
1778:
1767:
1761:
1760:
1758:
1757:
1742:
1736:
1735:
1733:
1732:
1717:
1711:
1710:
1700:
1685:Gastroenterology
1676:
1670:
1669:
1641:
1635:
1624:
1618:
1617:
1615:
1614:
1603:
1597:
1596:
1594:
1593:
1582:
1576:
1575:
1573:
1572:
1556:
1550:
1549:
1547:
1546:
1535:
1529:
1528:
1526:
1525:
1510:
1504:
1503:
1501:
1500:
1485:
1474:
1473:
1471:
1470:
1455:
1449:
1448:
1446:
1445:
1430:
1421:
1420:
1418:
1417:
1402:
1396:
1395:
1393:
1392:
1378:
1372:
1371:
1349:
1322:
1313:
1296:
1295:
1285:
1261:
1234:
1233:
1205:
1196:
1195:
1193:
1192:
1177:
1171:
1170:
1168:
1167:
1152:
883:
781:
648:Anal intercourse
569:Escherichia coli
339:Gut wall changes
258:fetal hemoglobin
252:In infants, the
197:Gastroenterology
164:
144:
127:
126:
118:
115:
109:
107:
73:"Blood in stool"
66:
35:
34:
27:
21:
4268:
4267:
4263:
4262:
4261:
4259:
4258:
4257:
4238:
4237:
4236:
4227:
4192:
4181:Internal hernia
4067:
4012:
3977:Biliary fistula
3935:
3926:
3912:Adenomyomatosis
3907:Cholesterolosis
3883:
3877:Hemochromatosis
3748:Viral hepatitis
3720:
3669:
3627:
3613:Rectal prolapse
3582:
3549:Fecal impaction
3539:Intussusception
3502:Crohn's disease
3468:
3451:Toxic megacolon
3363:
3361:Large intestine
3355:
3300:Curling's ulcer
3253:
3251:Small intestine
3240:
3228:
3136:Gastroenteritis
3107:
2972:
2966:
2936:
2931:
2930:
2907:
2906:
2876:
2862:
2857:
2856:
2804:
2803:
2799:
2747:
2746:
2739:
2730:
2728:
2720:
2719:
2715:
2706:
2704:
2696:
2695:
2691:
2682:
2680:
2672:
2671:
2667:
2658:
2656:
2648:
2647:
2638:
2629:
2627:
2619:
2618:
2607:
2598:
2596:
2587:
2586:
2582:
2571:
2560:
2547:
2534:
2526:
2522:
2504:Wayback Machine
2495:
2488:
2479:
2477:
2472:
2471:
2467:
2458:
2457:
2453:
2440:
2436:
2423:
2419:
2406:
2402:
2393:
2391:
2386:
2385:
2381:
2368:
2364:
2355:Wayback Machine
2346:
2339:
2326:
2322:
2309:
2302:
2250:
2249:
2245:
2193:
2192:
2188:
2138:
2133:
2132:
2128:
2119:
2117:
2112:
2111:
2107:
2097:
2095:
2086:
2085:
2081:
2072:
2070:
2057:
2056:
2049:
2040:
2038:
2030:
2029:
2025:
1986:(10): 501–505.
1973:
1972:
1965:
1956:
1954:
1949:
1948:
1944:
1922:
1921:
1912:
1858:
1857:
1853:
1817:
1816:
1809:
1795:
1794:
1785:
1776:
1774:
1769:
1768:
1764:
1755:
1753:
1744:
1743:
1739:
1730:
1728:
1721:"Complications"
1719:
1718:
1714:
1678:
1677:
1673:
1643:
1642:
1638:
1625:
1621:
1612:
1610:
1605:
1604:
1600:
1591:
1589:
1584:
1583:
1579:
1570:
1568:
1558:
1557:
1553:
1544:
1542:
1537:
1536:
1532:
1523:
1521:
1512:
1511:
1507:
1498:
1496:
1487:
1486:
1477:
1468:
1466:
1457:
1456:
1452:
1443:
1441:
1432:
1431:
1424:
1415:
1413:
1404:
1403:
1399:
1390:
1388:
1380:
1379:
1375:
1368:
1351:
1350:
1325:
1314:
1299:
1263:
1262:
1237:
1222:
1207:
1206:
1199:
1190:
1188:
1179:
1178:
1174:
1165:
1163:
1154:
1153:
1149:
1144:
1132:
1124:Crohn's disease
1101:
1032:stool softeners
1009:
989:red blood cells
981:iron deficiency
974:
934:
878:
864:
835:Dark red/black
764:red blood cells
710:
696:
634:of the GI tract
628:
616:
510:
501:Coeliac disease
489:Crohn's disease
477:
464:Crohn's disease
453:Crohn's disease
449:
426:remnant of the
391:Chronic disease
365:
352:(anal fissure)
346:
341:
324:
315:
313:Pathophysiology
283:
270:
223:digestive tract
155:Rectal Bleeding
142:
139:
136:rectal bleeding
128:
124:
119:
113:
110:
67:
56:
52:primary sources
36:
32:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
4266:
4264:
4256:
4255:
4250:
4240:
4239:
4233:
4232:
4229:
4228:
4226:
4225:
4220:
4218:Hemoperitoneum
4215:
4214:
4213:
4202:
4200:
4194:
4193:
4191:
4190:
4189:
4188:
4183:
4178:
4167:
4166:
4165:
4164:
4159:
4146:
4145:
4140:
4135:
4130:
4125:
4124:
4123:
4118:
4107:
4106:
4101:
4100:
4099:
4088:
4086:
4077:
4073:
4072:
4069:
4068:
4066:
4065:
4060:
4055:
4050:
4049:
4048:
4043:
4038:
4033:
4022:
4020:
4014:
4013:
4011:
4010:
4005:
4004:
4003:
3998:
3985:
3984:
3979:
3974:
3965:
3964:
3963:
3958:
3953:
3942:
3940:
3928:
3927:
3925:
3924:
3919:
3914:
3909:
3904:
3899:
3893:
3891:
3885:
3884:
3882:
3881:
3880:
3879:
3874:
3864:
3859:
3854:
3853:
3852:
3847:
3837:
3836:
3835:
3830:
3820:
3815:
3814:
3813:
3808:
3803:
3798:
3786:
3785:
3784:
3774:
3773:
3772:
3762:
3761:
3760:
3755:
3750:
3739:
3737:
3728:
3722:
3721:
3719:
3718:
3717:
3716:
3706:
3705:
3704:
3699:
3689:
3687:Blood in stool
3683:
3681:
3675:
3674:
3671:
3670:
3668:
3667:
3662:
3660:Anal dysplasia
3657:
3652:
3647:
3637:
3635:
3629:
3628:
3626:
3625:
3620:
3615:
3610:
3605:
3604:
3603:
3592:
3590:
3584:
3583:
3581:
3580:
3575:
3574:
3573:
3563:
3562:
3561:
3551:
3546:
3541:
3536:
3527:
3525:Angiodysplasia
3522:
3517:
3506:
3505:
3504:
3494:
3489:
3488:
3487:
3476:
3474:
3470:
3469:
3467:
3466:
3460:Diverticulosis
3456:Diverticulitis
3453:
3444:
3443:
3442:
3433:
3423:
3418:
3417:
3416:
3411:
3406:
3401:
3396:
3391:
3381:
3375:
3373:
3357:
3356:
3354:
3353:
3348:
3346:Milroy disease
3343:
3338:
3333:
3328:
3323:
3318:
3316:Tropical sprue
3313:
3304:
3303:
3302:
3292:
3291:
3290:
3285:
3280:
3269:
3267:
3244:
3238:Lower GI tract
3234:
3233:
3230:
3229:
3227:
3226:
3225:
3224:
3214:
3209:
3204:
3199:
3194:
3189:
3184:
3179:
3174:
3169:
3168:
3167:
3157:
3156:
3155:
3150:
3140:
3139:
3138:
3133:
3128:
3117:
3115:
3109:
3108:
3106:
3105:
3100:
3095:
3090:
3085:
3080:
3074:
3073:
3072:
3066:
3061:
3056:
3051:
3041:
3036:
3031:
3030:
3029:
3024:
3014:
3013:
3012:
3007:
3002:
2991:
2989:
2980:
2978:Upper GI tract
2974:
2973:
2967:
2965:
2964:
2957:
2950:
2942:
2933:
2932:
2929:
2928:
2916:
2915:
2913:
2909:
2908:
2905:
2904:
2893:
2877:
2872:
2871:
2869:
2868:Classification
2861:
2860:External links
2858:
2855:
2854:
2797:
2737:
2713:
2702:www.cancer.org
2689:
2678:www.cancer.org
2665:
2636:
2605:
2580:
2558:
2532:
2530:, Mayo Clinic.
2520:
2486:
2465:
2451:
2434:
2417:
2400:
2379:
2362:
2337:
2320:
2300:
2243:
2186:
2126:
2105:
2079:
2047:
2023:
1963:
1942:
1910:
1851:
1830:(1): 147–159.
1807:
1783:
1762:
1737:
1712:
1671:
1636:
1628:Gastric Cancer
1619:
1598:
1577:
1551:
1530:
1505:
1475:
1450:
1422:
1412:. Mar 29, 2016
1397:
1382:"Hemoglobin F"
1373:
1366:
1323:
1297:
1276:(5): 797–804.
1235:
1221:978-0409900774
1220:
1197:
1172:
1146:
1145:
1143:
1140:
1139:
1138:
1131:
1128:
1110:diverticulosis
1106:Diverticulitis
1099:
1021:stomach cancer
1008:
1005:
973:
970:
933:
930:
927:
926:
923:
920:
916:
915:
912:
909:
905:
904:
901:
898:
894:
893:
890:
887:
877:
874:
863:
862:Other features
860:
857:
856:
845:
842:
839:
836:
832:
831:
828:
825:
822:
819:
815:
814:
811:
808:
805:
802:
798:
797:
794:
791:
788:
785:
760:
759:
754:
749:
739:
734:
729:
709:
706:
705:
704:
695:
692:
691:
690:
684:
683:
682:
671:
655:
650:
645:
640:
635:
632:Angiodysplasia
627:
624:
623:
622:
615:
612:
611:
610:
603:
596:
595:
594:
583:
576:
565:
558:
546:
532:
527:
522:
514:Food poisoning
509:
506:
505:
504:
476:
473:
472:
471:
466:
448:
445:
444:
443:
417:
401:diverticulosis
397:Diverticulitis
394:
393:
392:
389:
381:
364:
361:
360:
359:
345:
342:
340:
337:
336:
335:
333:Gastric cancer
330:
323:
320:
314:
311:
282:
281:Upper GI tract
279:
269:
266:
219:Blood in stool
214:
213:
204:
200:
199:
194:
188:
187:
166:
165:
157:
156:
153:
149:
148:
147:Blood in stool
140:
130:
129:
122:
120:
39:
37:
30:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
4265:
4254:
4251:
4249:
4246:
4245:
4243:
4224:
4221:
4219:
4216:
4212:
4209:
4208:
4207:
4204:
4203:
4201:
4199:
4195:
4187:
4184:
4182:
4179:
4177:
4174:
4173:
4172:
4169:
4168:
4163:
4160:
4158:
4155:
4154:
4153:
4152:
4148:
4147:
4144:
4141:
4139:
4136:
4134:
4131:
4129:
4126:
4122:
4119:
4117:
4114:
4113:
4112:
4109:
4108:
4105:
4102:
4098:
4095:
4094:
4093:
4092:Diaphragmatic
4090:
4089:
4087:
4085:
4081:
4078:
4074:
4064:
4061:
4059:
4056:
4054:
4051:
4047:
4044:
4042:
4039:
4037:
4034:
4032:
4029:
4028:
4027:
4024:
4023:
4021:
4019:
4015:
4009:
4006:
4002:
3999:
3997:
3994:
3993:
3992:
3991:
3987:
3986:
3983:
3980:
3978:
3975:
3973:
3969:
3966:
3962:
3959:
3957:
3954:
3952:
3949:
3948:
3947:
3944:
3943:
3941:
3939:
3933:
3929:
3923:
3920:
3918:
3915:
3913:
3910:
3908:
3905:
3903:
3900:
3898:
3897:Cholecystitis
3895:
3894:
3892:
3890:
3886:
3878:
3875:
3873:
3870:
3869:
3868:
3865:
3863:
3860:
3858:
3855:
3851:
3848:
3846:
3843:
3842:
3841:
3840:Liver abscess
3838:
3834:
3831:
3829:
3826:
3825:
3824:
3823:Liver failure
3821:
3819:
3816:
3812:
3809:
3807:
3804:
3802:
3799:
3797:
3794:
3793:
3792:
3791:
3787:
3783:
3780:
3779:
3778:
3775:
3771:
3768:
3767:
3766:
3763:
3759:
3756:
3754:
3751:
3749:
3746:
3745:
3744:
3741:
3740:
3738:
3736:
3732:
3729:
3727:
3723:
3715:
3712:
3711:
3710:
3707:
3703:
3700:
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4026:Pancreatitis
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3938:biliary tree
3811:Nutmeg liver
3788:
3714:Hematochezia
3686:
3665:Pruritus ani
3650:Anal abscess
3645:Anal fistula
3641:Anal fissure
3554:Constipation
3508:
3379:Appendicitis
3187:Gastroptosis
3177:Achlorhydria
3016:
3005:Eosinophilic
2919:
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908:20–60 years
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694:Other causes
643:Anal fissure
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541:/Salmonella
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218:
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207:Hematochezia
111:
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48:verification
41:
4206:Peritonitis
3968:Cholestasis
3946:Cholangitis
3889:Gallbladder
3777:Fatty liver
3697:Hematemesis
3679:GI bleeding
3485:Necrotizing
3414:Lymphocytic
3409:Collagenous
3404:Microscopic
3341:Steatorrhea
3242:Enteropathy
3088:Inlet patch
3010:Herpetiform
2995:Esophagitis
2921:MedlinePlus
2497:Hemorrhoids
2348:Shigellosis
1078:antibiotics
1052:hemorrhoids
1017:colonoscopy
997:vitamin B12
876:Patient age
849:peptobismol
818:Bright red
801:Bright red
732:Colonoscopy
715:vital signs
687:Polypectomy
658:Hemorrhoids
530:Shigellosis
406:perforation
152:Other names
42:needs more
4242:Categories
4198:Peritoneal
4176:Incisional
4097:Congenital
4041:Hereditary
4018:Pancreatic
3982:Haemobilia
3655:Hemorrhoid
3633:Anal canal
3571:Infectious
3559:Functional
3394:Ulcerative
3278:Duodenitis
3217:Gastrinoma
2897:DiseasesDB
2731:2017-12-09
2707:2017-12-09
2683:2017-12-09
2659:2017-12-07
2630:2017-12-09
2599:2017-12-09
2480:2012-01-31
2394:2012-01-31
2145:(Review).
2120:2012-01-31
2073:2017-12-06
2041:2017-12-06
1957:2012-01-31
1929:StatPearls
1777:2012-01-31
1756:2017-11-26
1731:2017-12-06
1687:(Review).
1613:2012-01-31
1592:2012-01-31
1571:2013-02-23
1545:2012-01-31
1524:2012-01-31
1499:2017-11-26
1469:2017-11-25
1444:2017-11-25
1416:2017-12-06
1391:2017-12-06
1191:2017-12-02
1166:2017-12-02
1142:References
962:hemoglobin
958:hemorrhage
948:, or even
900:Pediatric
790:Frequency
724:(DRE) and
679:thrombosis
668:epithelium
424:congenital
363:Structural
262:hemoglobin
114:April 2017
84:newspapers
4186:Richter's
4143:Spigelian
4138:Obturator
4128:Umbilical
3961:Ascending
3932:Bile duct
3765:Cirrhosis
3743:Hepatitis
3726:Accessory
3596:Proctitis
3447:Megacolon
3421:Dysentery
3331:Whipple's
3283:Jejunitis
3273:Enteritis
3160:Dyspepsia
3121:Gastritis
3054:Achalasia
2987:Esophagus
2831:2040-6223
2774:0032-5473
2317:Enteritis
2277:0017-5749
2220:0017-5749
2000:0141-0768
1887:1007-9327
1633:eMedicine
1064:cirrhosis
1036:laxatives
1001:vitamin C
946:headaches
942:dizziness
932:Treatment
793:Quantity
708:Diagnosis
592:dysentery
590:see also
493:ibuprofen
481:Enteritis
385:H. pylori
291:esophagus
192:Specialty
174:from the
4116:Indirect
4111:Inguinal
3845:Pyogenic
3790:Vascular
3566:Diarrhea
3544:Volvulus
3510:Vascular
3449: /
3438: /
3399:Ischemic
3366:Appendix
3256:Duodenum
3126:Atrophic
3000:Candidal
2849:24381725
2792:11723312
2588:pmhdev.
2500:Archived
2351:Archived
2173:21615435
2018:17021300
1937:29083630
1905:25278678
1846:10749095
1707:23261064
1666:19647687
1458:pmhdev.
1433:pmhdev.
1292:28473039
1230:21250251
1180:pmhdev.
1155:pmhdev.
1130:See also
1074:pathogen
1044:nitrates
1013:neoplasm
954:vascular
922:Elderly
737:Anoscopy
675:squamous
432:yolk sac
344:Motility
299:duodenum
274:GI tract
254:Apt test
233:; or to
172:bleeding
4157:Petit's
4133:Femoral
4036:Chronic
3850:Amoebic
3618:Anismus
3384:Colitis
3311:Coeliac
3288:Ileitis
3260:Jejunum
3113:Stomach
3017:Rupture
2840:3871275
2783:1742193
2295:9771402
2286:1727189
2238:9771402
2229:1727189
2009:1592061
1896:4177463
1102:blocker
1070:Colitis
938:fatigue
838:Melena
757:CT Scan
519:E. coli
475:Colitis
440:fistula
414:fistula
410:abscess
295:stomach
98:scholar
63:removed
4151:Lumbar
4121:Direct
4104:Hiatus
4084:Hernia
3936:Other
3702:Melena
3588:Rectum
3071:(GERD)
2926:003130
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999:, and
993:folate
977:Anemia
972:Anemia
966:anemia
889:Group
827:Large
810:Small
784:Color
728:(FOBT)
701:Maasai
664:mucosa
499:, and
487:(e.g.
350:rectum
322:Cancer
307:melena
297:, and
227:melena
211:melena
184:melena
100:
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86:
79:
71:
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