Occult and obscure bleeding, iron deficiency anemia and other gastrointestinal stories (Review)

  • Authors:
    • Massimo Marignani
    • Stefano Angeletti
    • Luca Filippi
    • Roberta Danieli
    • Orazio Schillaci
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  • Published online on: January 1, 2005     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.15.1.129
  • Pages: 129-135
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Abstract

Bleeding of which the patient is unaware is the most common form of gastrointestinal blood loss, while that of unknown origin persisting or recurring after no source has been found at initial or primary endoscopy, or evident bleeding from an unidentified source represents the least common. Moreover, iron deficiency anemia, a common problem in clinical practice, most frequently originates from the gastrointestinal tract. The diagnostic approach to these apparently different clinical scenarios is actually very similar. In the present review, we summarize the characteristics of the tools employed in the diagnosis of these conditions, with a special emphasis on nuclear medicine techniques.

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Marignani M, Angeletti S, Filippi L, Danieli R and Schillaci O: Occult and obscure bleeding, iron deficiency anemia and other gastrointestinal stories (Review). Int J Mol Med 15: 129-135, 2005
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Marignani, M., Angeletti, S., Filippi, L., Danieli, R., & Schillaci, O. (2005). Occult and obscure bleeding, iron deficiency anemia and other gastrointestinal stories (Review). International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 15, 129-135. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.15.1.129
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Marignani, M., Angeletti, S., Filippi, L., Danieli, R., Schillaci, O."Occult and obscure bleeding, iron deficiency anemia and other gastrointestinal stories (Review)". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 15.1 (2005): 129-135.
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Marignani, M., Angeletti, S., Filippi, L., Danieli, R., Schillaci, O."Occult and obscure bleeding, iron deficiency anemia and other gastrointestinal stories (Review)". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 15, no. 1 (2005): 129-135. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.15.1.129