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Bleeding from the small intestine remains a clinically challenging diagnostic and therapeutic problem. It may be minor, requiring only supplemental iron treatment, to patients who have severe overt bleeding that requires multimodal intervention. This article provides an up-to-date review of the state-of-the-art of diagnosis and treatment of small intestinal bleeding.
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Shahrad Hakimian and Krunal Patel declare that they have no conflict of interest. David Cave is in receipt of research grants from the Olympus Corporation of America and Medtronic.
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Hakimian, S., Patel, K. & Cave, D. Sending in the ViCE Squad: Evaluation and Management of Patients with Small Intestinal Bleeding. Dig Dis Sci 65, 1307–1314 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-020-06190-w
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