Colonic haemorrhage in diverticular disease--diagnosis and treatment.
A retrospective review of acute diverticular disease in 230 patients revealed that 46 had presented with haemorrhage. The symptoms, investigations and outcome in these 46 cases are reported and the optimum management of profuse colonic haemorrhage is discussed.
D000368:Aged; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D004241:Diverticulum, Colon / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies