Lower Gastrointestinal Tract
"Lower Gastrointestinal Tract" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The segment of GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT that includes the small intestine below the DUODENUM, and the LARGE INTESTINE.
| Descriptor ID |
D041741
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.556.249
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lower Gastrointestinal Tract" by people in Profiles.
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Management of Patients With Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Tract Bleeding. JAMA. 2018 Jul 03; 320(1):86-87.
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Upper versus lower gastrointestinal bleeding: a direct comparison of clinical presentation, outcomes, and resource utilization. J Hosp Med. 2010 Mar; 5(3):141-7.
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Microcatheter embolization of lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage: an old idea whose time has come. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2004 Nov-Dec; 27(6):591-9.
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Superselective embolization of lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage: a new paradigm. Abdom Imaging. 2004 Jul-Aug; 29(4):434-8.
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Side-to-side isoperistaltic strictureplasty in the treatment of extensive Crohn's disease. J Surg Res. 2004 Mar; 117(1):71-8.