American Gastroenterological Association
American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement: evaluation and management of occult and obscure gastrointestinal bleeding
Abstract
This document presents the official recommendations of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) on the evaluation and management of occult and obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. It was approved by the Clinical Practice and Practice Economics Committee on May 16, 1999, and by the AGA governing board on July 18, 1999.
Source and rights
Published by Gastroenterology, 2000. The guideline itself is at the source linked here.
Prognia summarises this guideline for reference and education. It is not medical advice. Always check the official guideline and current local protocols before acting on it.
At a glance
- Organisation
- American Gastroenterological Association
- Published
- 2000
- Applies to
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Scope
- National
- Journal
- Gastroenterology
- PubMed
- 10611169
- Added to Prognia
- 25 July 2026
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