Introduction: Acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding accounts for approximately 20% of all acute gastrointestinal hemorrhages, and they are the most common urgent cases in gastroenterology. The aim of this study was to determine the most common etiology, efficacy in diagnostics and therapy, and the outcome in patients with acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding.
Material And Methods: Data were collected from the medical records of 86 patients who had been hospitalized for acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding in 2009 at the Ward of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Clinical Centre of Vojvodina.
Introduction: Acute hepatic porphyrias can mimic a range of unrelated diseases and conditions that may occur independently of porphyria and trigger their initial manifestations and further attacks.
Case Report: A 46-year-old female patient was subjected to cholecystectomy for biliary colic. Histopathological analysis revealed acute purulent exacerbation of chronic cholecystitis.
Introduction: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors represent extremely rare tumors of the gastrointestinal system, especially when localized on the small intestine.
Case Report: We report a case of a female patient, with recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding and severe anemia, caused by gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the small intestine. After negative endoscopic findings, she underwent radiological examination of the small intestine.