Peroperative colonoscopy in massive rectal bleeding.
Massive rectal bleeding can pose a difficult problem in management. We describe a new technique employing peroperative colonic irrigation and direct colonoscopy to identify the source of the bleeding, so avoiding blind colonic resection.
D003106:Colon / Q000601:surgery; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery