"Melena" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The black, tarry, foul-smelling FECES that contain degraded blood.
| Descriptor ID |
D008551
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A12.459.764 C06.405.227.600 C23.550.414.788.600
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Melena" by people in Profiles.
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Laparoendoscopic Transgastric Resection of Prepyloric Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor. Innovations (Phila). 2019 Feb; 14(1):66-68.
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A randomized controlled trial comparing efficacy of early video capsule endoscopy with standard of care in the approach to nonhematemesis GI bleeding (with videos). Gastrointest Endosc. 2019 01; 89(1):33-43.e4.
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Association of prophylactic endotracheal intubation in critically ill patients with upper GI bleeding and cardiopulmonary unplanned events. Gastrointest Endosc. 2017 Sep; 86(3):500-509.e1.
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Weight loss and melena in an adolescent female. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2012 Feb; 51(2):197-9.
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Antiplatelet therapy and percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with acute coronary syndrome and thrombocytopenia. Tex Heart Inst J. 2010; 37(3):336-40.
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Management of giant gastric ulcers: case report and review of the literature. Curr Surg. 2004 Mar-Apr; 61(2):220-3.
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Metastatic seminoma presenting with pulmonary embolus, inferior vena caval thrombosis, and gastrointestinal bleeding. Urology. 2003 Jul; 62(1):144.
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Conventional versus on-demand therapy for duodenal ulcer: results of a controlled therapeutic trial. Am J Gastroenterol. 1990 Mar; 85(3):243-8.
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Bloody diarrhea and pneumoperitoneum in a 10-month-old girl. J Pediatr. 1988 Dec; 113(6):1098-104.
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Endoscopic upper gastrointestinal polypectomy. Report of 73 polypectomies in 63 patients. Am J Gastroenterol. 1981 May; 75(5):345-8.