In the small bowel, 30 to 40% of bleeding is caused by abnormal blood vessels in the wall of the small bowel. These abnormal blood vessels have many names, including angioectasias, angiodysplasias, or arteriovenous malformations (AVMs).he small bowel (or small intestine) is the longest portion of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. It is called small because it is thin or narrow compared with the large bowel (also known as the colon), but it is much longer than the large bowel (14 feet on average).
Don't forget the multiple causes of an elevated d-dimer: 1  PE/DVT. 2  Sepsis/infection. 3  Malignancy. 4  Renal disease. 5  Pregnancy. 6  MI. 7  Stroke.
Abstract. Serum D-dimer is elevated in several chest emergencies, including Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS), Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) and Acute Aortic Dissection (AAD). Because of its simplicity and easy availability its use beyond the exclusion of VTE has grown in recent years.