Post written by Yasutoshi Shiratori, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology, St. Luke’s International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. Our video describes a case of colonic diverticular bleeding (CDB) in which Doppler probe ultrasonography (DOP) was used, with new systems for effective identification of stigmata of recent hemorrhage (SRH). An 89-year-old man was admitted for treatment of …
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Endoscopic treatment of colonic diverticular bleeding with an over-the-scope clip after failure of endoscopic band ligation
Post written by Kenji Yamazaki, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center, Gifu, Japan. We describe a case of an 86-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and colonic diverticular bleeding (CDB) who presented with severe hematochezia to a nearby medical institution. Emergency colonoscopy revealed an active diverticular hemorrhage in …
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