Early colonoscopy and urgent contrast enhanced computed tomography for colonic diverticular bleeding reduces risk of rebleeding

Figure 1 Flowchart for identification of patients with colonic diverticular bleeding. LGIB: Lower gastrointestinal bleeding; CT: Computed tomography.

Figure 2 Image of stigmata of recent hemorrhage (active bleeding) identified on an extravasation-positive image by computed tomography. A: An extravasation-positive image in the colonic lumen by contrast-enhanced computed tomography; B: Endoscopic view of active bleeding from a diverticulum.