AGA technical review on the evaluation and management of occult and obscure gastrointestinal bleeding

Gastroenterology. 2000 Jan;118(1):201-21. doi: 10.1016/s0016-5085(00)70430-6.

Abstract

This literature review and the recommendations therein were prepared for the American Gastroenterological Association Clinical Practice and Practice Economics committee. The paper was approved by the committee on May 16, 1999, and by the AGA governing board on July 18, 1999.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / etiology
  • Endoscopy / methods
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / diagnosis*
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Medical History Taking
  • Occult Blood*
  • Physical Examination
  • Research Design
  • Treatment Outcome