Melena
"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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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Melena" by people in Profiles.
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Emiloju O, Candelario N, Dourado C. Metastatic clear cell endometrial carcinoma: an unusual cause of a common clinical presentation. BMJ Case Rep. 2020 Jun 11; 13(6).
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Vachon A, Attwell A. Migrated Surgical Mesh Masquerading as a Luminal Stent. Am J Gastroenterol. 2019 07; 114(7):1023.
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Botolin S, Agudelo J, Dwyer A, Patel V, Burger E. High rectal injury during trans-1 axial lumbar interbody fusion L5-S1 fixation: a case report. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Feb 15; 35(4):E144-8.
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Scharff JR, Longo WE, Vartanian SM, Jacobs DL, Bahadursingh AN, Kaminski DL. Ischemic colitis: spectrum of disease and outcome. Surgery. 2003 Oct; 134(4):624-9; discussion 629-30.
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Gilson SD, Parker BB, Twedt DC. Evaluation of two commercial test kits for detection of occult blood in feces of dogs. Am J Vet Res. 1990 Sep; 51(9):1385-7.