Open AccessSurgical strategy in massive colorectal bleeding
Author(s) -
I Bartha,
T. Danya,
Ágnes Németh
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
acta chirurgica iugoslavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0887
pISSN - 0354-950X
DOI - 10.2298/aci0402091b
Subject(s) - medicine , angiodysplasia , angiography , surgery , gastrointestinal bleeding , disease , severe bleeding , lower gastrointestinal bleeding , colorectal cancer , radiology , general surgery , colonoscopy , cancer
Several pathologic disorders can become a source of severe gastrointestinal bleeding. The most frequently observed entities responsible for massive colorectal bleeding are diverticulae, intestinal angiodysplasias, inflammatory bowel diseases and cancers. In order to choose the bes--surgical method to stop the hemorrhage and cure the disease; it is mandatory to properly identify the origin and location of the bleeding. It is a common experience that the usually advised diagnostic methods often yield disappointing results in urgent cases. The presented case shows that selective angiography can lead to the fastest diagnosis in angiodysplasia and with surgery a definitive result can be obtained.