Hemorragia digestiva baja en enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal. Hospital General IESS Los Ceibos. Enero del 2018 hasta junio del 2022.

Abstract

Inflammatory bowel disease is defined as a group of different diseases that have the similarity of producing chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. The main ones are ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Ulcerative colitis is limited to the mucosa, while Crohn's disease is variable and extensive, and may involve any part of the digestive tract. The etiology is unknown, but genetic susceptibility and environmental precipitants are believed to play a major role in its development. The most frequent clinical manifestations consist of rectal tenesmus, bloody diarrhea stools and abdominal pain. The diagnosis is confirmed by colonoscopic and histological studies, however, laboratory and imaging studies are useful in evaluating the response to treatment. The treatment can be both pharmacological and surgical or both.