"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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| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Melena" by people in Profiles.
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Hakimian S, Patel K, Cave D. Sending in the ViCE Squad: Evaluation and Management of Patients with Small Intestinal Bleeding. Dig Dis Sci. 2020 05; 65(5):1307-1314.
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Marya NB, Jawaid S, Foley A, Han S, Patel K, Maranda L, Kaufman D, Bhattacharya K, Marshall C, Tennyson J, Cave DR. 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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Soto AG, McIntyre A, Agrawal S, Bialo SR, Hegele RA, Boney CM. Severe Hypertriglyceridemia due to a novel p.Q240H mutation in the Lipoprotein Lipase gene. Lipids Health Dis. 2015 Sep 04; 14:102.