[Massive intestinal hemorrhage as the first sign of diverticular disease of the colon].
Retrospective and prospective analysis of massive enterorrhagia (m.e.). The aim of the study is the analysis of frequent causes of m.e--diverticular disease of the colon (DDC). The total number of patients with m.e. was 154 and the proportion of DDC in this total group was 17%, i.m. 24 patients. The total number of patients with the acute symptomatic DDC was 198 and the proportion of haemorrhagic DDC in this total group was 13.3%. The dominant form is conservative therapy (88.4%), surgical therapy was performed in 11.6% of cases. Discontinuous types of operations predominated. The analysis of the group and comparison with problems of m.e. in the literature.
Krska
Z
Z
I. chirurgická klinika VFN a UK, Praha.
Klofanda
J
J
Pesková
M
M
Schmidt
D
D
Sváb
J
J
Melechovský
D
D
Kormanová
K
K
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D004241:Diverticulum, Colon / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies