Objectives: To investigate
the causes of lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) in Yemeni patients and to
compare our results with the results of other studies. Design: Prospective
study of patients with overt LGIB during the period from April 2017 to March
2018. Setting: Specialized center of gastrointestinal and liver diseases in Ibb
city, Yemen. Subjects & Method: Consecutive patients who presented or
referred to our center with LGIB to whom lower GI endoscopy was performed. Results:
During the study period, we had 122 patients with LGIB, 72 were males and 50
were females, with male:female ratio of 1.4:1 The age ranged between 5 and 82
years and the mean age was 45 ± 17.99 years.
The clinical presentations of our patients included hematochezia in
72.1%, abdominal pain in 51.7%, diarrhea in 43.3%, pallor, and anemia in 40.2%,
weight loss in 39.3%, constipation in 16.4%, bloody diarrhea in 16.4%, and
melena in 5.7%. The most common colonoscopic findings were hemorrhoids in 36.7%
followed by colon cancer in 19.7% and nonspecific colitis in 15.6%. Conclusion:
Hemorrhoids and colon cancer were the most common causes of lower GI bleeding
in our patients.
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