A lower GI bleed occurs in the lower GI tract ... the bleeding Moderate to mild GI bleeds may require upper or lower GI endoscopy, colonoscopy, or flexible sigmoidoscopy to identify the source ...

Although there were comparable endoscopy rates across all patients ... adults admitted non-electively with either upper or ...

upper and lower endoscopy with biopsies, polypectomies, variceal sclerotherapy and banding, foreign body removal from upper GI tract, dilations, percutaneous liver biopsies, pH probe, hydrogen breath ...

While 38.45 kg carbon dioxide equivalent per procedure may seem relatively small, the cumulative impact of numerous ...