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A diagnostic laparotomy was performed in the remaining 53. At operation if no visible lesion was seen an on table enteroscopy was performed using a colonoscope passed per oram and, if necessary, per anum. In nine (17%) patients no cause for bleeding was found. In 18 (34%) patients there was a small bowel vascular anomaly, in 14 (26%) a small bowel tumour, in four (7.5%) a bleeding Meckel's diverticulum, and in eight (15%) other miscellaneous lesions. Laparotomy, with on table enteroscopy where indicated, elucidated the cause of bleeding in 44 patients (83%). It was associated, however, with a postoperative death rate of 7.5% (four patients). After seemingly appropriate surgery, rebleeding occurred in 14 patients (26%). 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