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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Endosc Int Open 2021; 09(12): E1869
DOI: 10.1055/a-1594-2318
Letter to the editor

Acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding: crucial points in inpatient management for optimal urgent colonoscopy

Paola Soriani
1   Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Azienda USL Modena, Carpi, Italy
,
Paolo Biancheri
1   Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Azienda USL Modena, Carpi, Italy
,
Cesare Hassan
2   ONRM Hospital, Gastroenterology, Rome, Italy
,
Mauro Manno
1   Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Azienda USL Modena, Carpi, Italy
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Does the sentence “less is more” apply to bowel preparation?Endosc Int Open 2021; 09(12): E1868-E1868
DOI: 10.1055/a-1594-2276

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Acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding: crucial points in inpatient management for optimal urgent colonoscopyEndosc Int Open 2021; 09(12): C10-C10
DOI: 10.1055/a-1737-8867

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Acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding: crucial points in inpatient management for optimal urgent colonoscopyEndosc Int Open 2021; 09(12): C11-C11
DOI: 10.1055/a-1782-1862

We are grateful for the opportunity to reply to the letter “Does the sentence “less is more” apply to bowel preparation?” by Pontone [1]. In accordance with the latest European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) guidelines, which advise against unprepped endoscopy in acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) [2], we totally agree that fasting and the cathartic effect of blood are not sufficient to obtain adequate bowel cleansing.



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14 December 2021

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