Role of endoscopy in the management of acute diverticular bleeding

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1981-1983

  Pilichos, Charalampos ^a   Bobotis, Emmanouil ^a  

^a SISMANOGLIO HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bleeding; Colon; Diverticulosis; Endoscopy; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

ACUTE DIVERTICULAR BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLIP; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLONOSCOPY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; LIGATION; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 44849091475     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.1981     Document Type: Review

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