Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding due to carcinoid tumours of the small bowel: problems in diagnosis and localisation
Machado, N.; Grant, C.S.
Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 46(3): 180-182
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-8835 PMID: 11478019 Document Number: 527187
Patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding are often difficult to manage and frequently undergo extensive investigations. The diagnosis is particularly difficult when the bleeding arises from small lesions in the small bowel that is not easily accessible for direct visualisation. We report two patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding from carcinoid tumours of the small bowel, highlighting the problems in diagnosis and localisation.