[Massive intestinal hemorrhage as the first sign of diverticular disease of the colon]

Rozhl Chir. 2001 May;80(5):250-2.
[Article in Czech]

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Aged
  • Diverticulum, Colon / complications*
  • Diverticulum, Colon / diagnosis
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Prospective Studies
  • Retrospective Studies