Abstract
Nowadays, computed tomography (CT) is established for diagnosing gastrointestinal
bleeding. In this retrospective study, the use of CT in diagnosing gastrointestinal
bleeding was evaluated. Fifty-three patients received a contrast-medium-enhanced helical
multislice CT (MSCT) to locate the bleeding site. Seventy-nine percent of the hemorrhage
were acute gastrointestinal bleedings. Fifty-five percent of the acute hemorrhages
were located via helical MSCT, 45% of the chronic bleeding sites were detected. Notably,
bleeding of diverticula, tumors, and angiodysplasias were well demonstrated. In conclusion,
contrast-medium-enhanced MSCT may be used effectively as a noninvasive diagnostic
tool for detecting gastrointestinal bleedings.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: October 16, 2007
Accepted:
August 8,
2007
Received:
July 10,
2007
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© 2008 Elsevier Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
