What is the diagnosis of small bowel bleeding

Condition analysis:
There are multiple tests for evaluating the small bowel. In most cases, the first step is endoscopy and/or enteroscopy. If that fails to find the source of bleeding, a common next step is capsule endoscopy. X-ray options include a small bowel follow-through or a computed tomographic scan (also known as a CT or CAT scan) of the small bowel. Deep small bowel enteroscopy can now be preformed using special scopes with inflatable balloons and/or overtubes. The final option is intraoperative enteroscopy. Intraoperative enteroscopy requires surgery and is usually only done if the other tests are negative. All of these methods are discussed in detail below.

Instructions:
Multidisciplinary Care for Small Bowel Disease: As members of the Gastroenterology Division of the University of Michigan, we have developed mutual benefits from the resources of our entire medical center, and work in collaboration with other divisions to provide the most complete care. Our surgeons specialize in small bowel diseases and our pathologists, who review unusual findings on biopsies, have extensive small bowel experience.