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Causes of LGIB in the elderly
| Diverticulosis coli |
| Vascular ectasia (telangiectasia) |
| Inflammatory disease of the colon |
| Neoplasms |
| Post-polypectomy bleeding |
| Hemorrhoids |
| Stercoral ulcer |
| Solitary ulcer syndrome |
| Dieulafoy’s lesion |
| Colo-rectal varices |
LGIB: Lower gastrointestinal bleeding.
