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Despite the progress made in diagnosis and treatment, lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) continues to pose a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Localizing the bleeding point remains impossible in about 10% of patients, and 50% will need to receive more than 4 units of blood during surgery with an average mortality of about 10%. Fortunately, bleeding stops spontaneously in about 80% of LGIB...