%0 Journal Article
%T Etiological Profile of Patients Presenting with Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Ibb Governorate-Yemen
%A Abdulgafoor Kassim
%A Khalid Al-Qubaty
%A Ramea Alathwary
%A Sana Ameen
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 5
%N 6
%P 1-7
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2018
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1104683
%X
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 ¡À 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.
%K LGIB
%K Etiology
%K Colonoscopy
%K Clinical Features
%K Yemeni Patients
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/5297133