Natural history of bleeding risk in colonic diverticulosis. Review.

Natural history of bleeding risk in colonic diverticulosis. Review. Minerva Gastroenterol Dietol. 2017 Feb 24;: Authors: Segev L, Ozuner G Abstract Colonic diverticulosis prevalence is gradually increasing worldwide. 3-15% 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 analyze risk factors for diverticular bleed and management options for initial and recurrent diverticular bleeding. A review of the literature on this subject is presented. PMID: 28240003 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Minerva Gastroenterologica e Dietologica - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Minerva Gastroenterol Dietol Source Type: research