Short article: Hormone therapy for severe gastrointestinal bleeding due to multiple angiodysplastic lesions.

Objective: This study aims to assess the efficacy of hormone therapy in patients with severe gastrointestinal bleeding due to multiple angiodysplastic lesions.

Patients And Methods: Between May 2010 and July 2017, we included 12 consecutive patients with anaemia or recurrent bleeding due to angiodysplasia who had been started on hormone therapy. The therapy given was a combination of levonorgestrel (between 0.

[Alusti test: New scale for assessment of physical performance in the geriatric population].

Introduction: Physical and psychological functional conditions are key factors in the elderly population. Many evaluation tools are available, but they cannot be applied to the whole geriatric population. The use Alusti Test is presented.