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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Other Diagnostic Studies
In cases with negative endoscopic findings and high clinical suspicion, selective angiography of the mesenteric arteries is sometimes necessary, but this allows for interventions at time of the procedure. An alternative is scintigraphy with red blood cells labeled with a radioactive marker; this shows the site of the bleeding on a gamma camera but tends to be unhelpful unless the bleeding is continuous and significant.[1]
References
- ↑ Mitchell SH, Schaefer DC, Dubagunta S (2004). "A new view of occult and obscure gastrointestinal bleeding". Am Fam Physician. 69 (4): 875–81. PMID 14989574.