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DOI: 10.1055/s-1999-124
Endoscopic Hemostasis in Acute Diverticular Bleeding
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Publikationsdatum:
31. Dezember 1999 (online)
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Introduction
Endoscopic hemostasis is the standard care in acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding [1] [2], and can be extended to bleeding angiodysplasia in the lower intestinal tract [3]. With the emerging role of urgent colonoscopy in acute lower intestinal bleeding [4] [5] [6], it is conceivable that actively bleeding diverticula will be identified with increasing frequency. Case reports suggest a limited role for endoscopic hemostasis of bleeding diverticula [7] [8], though techniques of localization and therapy are not well characterized. We describe our experience with endoscopic management of bleeding diverticula and review the literature pertinent to this procedure.
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C. PrakashM.D.
Division of Gastroenterology
Washington University School of Medicine
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660 S. Euclid Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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