TITLE:
Urgent Surgical Management of Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding with Intraoperative Colonoscopy: A Case Report
AUTHORS:
Traore Amadou, Konate Madiassa, Diarra Abdoulaye, Keita Soumaila, Kone Tani, Karembe Boubacar, Amadou Issa, Sidibe Boubacar, Bah Amadou, Maiga Amadou, Diakite Ibrahim, Dembele Bakary Tientigui, Traore Alhassane, Togo Adegne, Kante Lassana, Samake Moussa, Mangane MoustaphaIssa, Diop Thierno Madane, Diakite Adama, Diallo Gangaly
KEYWORDS:
Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Surgery, Gabriel Toure
JOURNAL NAME:
Surgical Science,
Vol.9 No.9,
September
17,
2018
ABSTRACT: Lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) is defined as bleeding from a source distal to the Ligament of Treitz. The primary step is to identify severe hemorrhages that may be life-threatening for patients (10% of cases of LGIB). The management depends on the severity of the bleeding, the diagnostic and therapeutic means of the patient’s reception center. Patient with acute LGIB, in case of negativity of endoscopic and radiological examinations, can be a surgical indication with possibility of intraoperative colonoscopy. We report a case of urgent surgical management with intraoperative colonoscopy in a patient with severe acute LGIB.