Copyright
©2014 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved.
World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2014; 20(37): 13620-13624
Published online Oct 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i37.13620
Published online Oct 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i37.13620
Active gastrointestinal diverticulum bleeding diagnosed by computed tomography angiography
Xie-Qun Xu, Tao Hong, Bing-Lu Li, Wei Liu, Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
Author contributions: Xu XQ and Liu W designed the report; Xu XQ, Hong T, Li BL and Liu W were the attending doctors for these patients; Xu XQ, Hong T and Li BL performed the surgical operations; Xu XQ and Liu W organized the report; Xu XQ wrote paper.
Correspondence to: Wei Liu, MD, Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 9 Dong Dan San Tiao, Beijing 100730, China. xiequnxu@gmail.com
Telephone: +86-10-69152610 Fax: +86-10-69152610
Received: April 14, 2014
Revised: May 29, 2014
Accepted: June 25, 2014
Published online: October 7, 2014
Processing time: 175 Days and 21.1 Hours
Revised: May 29, 2014
Accepted: June 25, 2014
Published online: October 7, 2014
Processing time: 175 Days and 21.1 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Gastrointestinal diverticular disease is common and asymptomatic in most cases; however, massive gastrointestinal bleeding caused by diverticular disease is rare. This article describes the diagnosis and management of these diseases through acute abdominal computed tomography angiography.