Sentence examples for bleeding of unknown origin from inspiring English sources
In the first U.S. trial, doctors examined 20 patients with GI bleeding of unknown origin.
Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) is defined as bleeding of unknown origin that persists or recurs after an initial negative investigation.
The patient did not undergo chemotherapy due to a worsening general condition and abdominal cavity bleeding of unknown origin; he died approximately one month after admission.
In 1957 Heyde was the first to report about several patients with aortic stenosis who had massive gastrointestinal bleeding of unknown origin [ 5].
OGIB is defined as bleeding of unknown origin that persists or recurs after a negative initial evaluation [ 1], and accounts for approximately 5% of all gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding [ 2].
The complex clinical characteristics of the 648 index cases in the Stage 1 BRIDGE-BPD study reflect our desire to enrol a comprehensive collection of cases with different subgroups of disorders within BPD, including bleeding of unknown origin.
The reasons for undergoing the colonoscopy were: (i) positive faecal occult blood test, (ii) haemorrhoids, (iii) abdominal pain of unknown origin, or (iv) macroscopic bleeding.
Control subjects or subjects diagnosed with polyps or adenomatous polyps were selected during the same period from individuals undergoing colonoscopy for various gastrointestinal complaints (macroscopic bleeding, positive faecal occult blood test or abdominal pain of unknown origin).
The major causes of HS were preeclampsia/eclampsia in eight patients, four patients presented with hemorrhage secondary to aneurysmal rupture, three patients presented with bleeding from arterio-venous malformations (AVM), bleeding as a consequence of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) occurred in two patients and seven patients had hemorrhagic events of unknown origin.
Clinical patterns associated with isolation were respectively intestinal bleeding, cardiac surgery, HIV infection, arthritis or cat bite, and for the three remaining, fever of unknown origin.
