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Management of Diverticular Hemorrhage: Catching That Culprit Diverticulum Red-Handed!

Akira Mizuki1, Masayuki Tatemichi2, Hiroshi Nagata1

  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Keiyu Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.

Inflammatory Intestinal Diseases
|February 9, 2019
PubMed

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Acute colonic diverticular hemorrhage (CDH) is a common cause of lower GI bleeding. This review highlights challenges in diagnosing and treating CDH, focusing on colonoscopy timing and techniques.

Area of Science:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Digestive Diseases

Background:

  • Acute colonic diverticular hemorrhage (CDH) is a frequent cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding in adults.
  • CDH presents diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive challenges, impacting healthcare systems economically and clinically.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review clinical issues in identifying and treating the source of acute colonic diverticular hemorrhage.
  • To discuss controversies surrounding the optimal timing and methods for colonoscopy in CDH management.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current literature on colonic diverticular hemorrhage.
  • Analysis of diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, including colonoscopy and CT angiography.

Main Results:

  • Colonoscopy is a key diagnostic tool for CDH after bowel preparation, enabling identification and endoscopic therapy.
  • Spontaneous cessation of bleeding is common, leading to debate over urgent versus elective colonoscopy.

Conclusions:

  • Clinical challenges persist in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of CDH.
  • Key areas of concern include bowel preparation, colonoscopy timing, CT angiography utility, and endoscopic interventions.
Abstract

Keywords:
Bowel preparationCT angiographyColonic diverticular hemorrhageColonoscopy

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