Table 4.
Overt gastrointestinal bleeding of obscure origin |
Occult gastrointestinal bleeding |
Accidental finding |
Iron-deficiency anaemia |
Haematemesis |
Haematochezia |
Internal haemorrhage (haemoperitoneum) |
Hypovolaemic shock |
Haemorrhagic pleural effusion |
At autopsy |