Open AccessActive gastrointestinal diverticulum bleeding diagnosed by computed tomography angiography
Author(s) -
Xiequn Xu
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v20.i37.13620
Subject(s) - medicine , diverticulitis , perforation , gastrointestinal bleeding , diverticulum (mollusc) , bloating , abdominal pain , diverticular disease , radiology , surgery , gastroenterology , materials science , punching , metallurgy
A diverticulum is a bulging sack in any portion of the gastrointestinal tract. Small intestine diverticular disease is much less common than colonic diverticular disease. The most common symptoms include non-specific epigastric pain and a bloating sensation. Major complications include diverticulitis, gastrointestinal bleeding, acute perforation, intestinal obstruction, intestinal perforation, localized abscess, malabsorption, anemia, volvulus and bacterial overgrowth. We report one case of massive jejunal diverticula bleeding and one case of massive colonic diverticula bleeding, both diagnosed by acute abdominal computed tomography angiography and treated successfully by surgery.