Article
Angiography for Preoperative Evaluation in Patients with Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Are the Benefits Worth the Risks?
Nursing Faculty Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1998
Disciplines
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the benefits and risks of selective angiography for the evaluation of acute lower gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding to identify the site of bleeding and theoretically limit the extent of colonic resection.
DOI
10.1001/archsurg.133.1.50
Citation Information
Cohn, Stephen M. et al. "Angiography for Preoperative Evaluation in Patients with Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Are the Benefits Worth the Risks?" Archives of Surgery 133.1 (1998): 50-55.
At the time of publication, Kerry Milner was affiliated with Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine.
PMID: 9438759