title: Endoscopic management of colonic diverticular bleeding.
abstract: Colonic diverticular bleeding is the most common cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Colonoscopy can be used for both diagnosis and treatment of colonic diverticular bleeding. Identification of the stigmata of recent hemorrhage allows for various endoscopic hemostasis methods. Clipping, endoscopic band ligation, injection therapy, and thermal contact are available methods for endoscopic hemostasis. However, the optimal technique remains to be determined. Herein, we review the techniques and clinical outcomes of endoscopic hemostasis for colonic diverticular bleeding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Atsuo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Ryota
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Niikura
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.|Department of Endoscopy and Endoscopic Surgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Shuntaro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirata
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koike
mesh_terms: D003113:Colonoscopy; D004241:Diverticulum, Colon / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016558:Hemostasis, Endoscopic / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation
keywords: colon diverticulum; endoscopic hemostasis; gastrointestinal bleeding