Kim Y I, Marcon N E
Division of Gastroenterology, Wellesley Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
J Clin Gastroenterol. 1993 Jul;17(1):46-8. doi: 10.1097/00004836-199307000-00013.
We report a successful colonoscopic identification of acute massive diverticular bleeding in an elderly patient and successful injection therapy with epinephrine. Colonoscopy is a valuable diagnostic tool in acute lower gastrointestinal (LGI) bleeding when the colon can be adequately visualized. Peridiverticular injection therapy should be considered a safe and effective therapeutic option when the bleeding site can be established.