Causes of Melena and Effective Examination Strategies in Children

• Prif Awduron: Itaru Iwama (Awdur), Masashi Yoshida (Awdur), Tomoko Hara (Awdur), Ryusuke Nambu (Awdur)
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• Cyhoeddwyd: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background and Aim: Melena, or tarry black stool, is not a rare symptom encountered in pediatric clinical practice, and the bleeding source varies from the upper gastrointestinal tract to the small intestine. Endoscopy is effective in identifying bleeding, but it does not always identify the source...