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Gastrointestinal Bleeding

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Introduction

Gastrointestinal bleeding in infants and children is a potentially life-threatening problem that can be quite alarming for the child and his family. The cause, however, is usually benign; however, the differential diagnosis is so extensive and does vary with age. The approach to diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal bleeding by the physician should be calm and expeditious to help allay the fears of the patients and the family and to reduce any likely associated morbidity. This chapter is intended to review the spectrum of GI bleeding in infants and children and to discuss means of investigations and therapy (Fig. 199.1 ).

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Approach to GI bleeding in children

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  1. Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital, Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030-2399, USA

    Mark A. Gilger (Professor of Pediatrics, Chief)

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Islamic Hospital, P.O. Box 13350, University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan

    Hisham M. Nazer (Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterology, Professor of Pediatrics)

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  1. Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

    Abdelaziz Y. Elzouki (Professor of Pediatrics) (Professor of Pediatrics)

  2. National Center of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (NCAAI), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Harb A. Harfi (Director) (Director)

  3. Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Islamic Hospital, Amman, Jordan

    Hisham M. Nazer

  4. Seattle Children's Hospital University of Washington, School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA

    F. Bruder Stapleton (Professor and Chair Department of Pediatrics) (Professor and Chair Department of Pediatrics)

  5. Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Woman and Infants Hospital, Providence, RI, USA

    William Oh (Professor of Pediatrics) (Professor of Pediatrics)

  6. University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA

    Richard J. Whitley (Professor of Pediatrics) (Professor of Pediatrics)

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Gilger, M.A., Nazer, H.M. (2012). Gastrointestinal Bleeding. In: Elzouki, A.Y., Harfi, H.A., Nazer, H.M., Stapleton, F.B., Oh, W., Whitley, R.J. (eds) Textbook of Clinical Pediatrics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02202-9_199

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