Natural history of bleeding risk in colonic diverticulosis

Lior Segev, Gokhan Ozuner*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Colonic diverticulosis prevalence is gradually increasing worldwide. From 3% to 15% of the patients with diverticulosis will bleed at some point. The risk for rebleeding after the first episode is substantial but varies in the literature between 13-48%. We analyzed risk factors for diverticular bleed and management options for initial and recurrent diverticular bleeding. A review of the literature on this subject is presented.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)152-157
Number of pages6
JournalMinerva Gastroenterologica e Dietologica
Volume63
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2017

Keywords

  • Colonic diverticulosis
  • Hemorrhage
  • Recurrence

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