[Recurrent severe lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Acute recurrent diverticulum hemorrhage in the cecum]. 2000

C Sierro, and A Steiner, and S Rüttimann
Medizinische Abteilung, Kantonsspital Schaffhausen.

This 83-year-old patient was admitted to the emergency room after a sudden and abundant rectal bleeding without any other abdominal symptoms. The physical examination showed normal abdominal findings. However, digital rectal examination revealed dark red blood. Upper and lower endoscopic examination did not show an active bleeding source. A diagnosis of an acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding probably originating from a diverticulum was made. The patient was dismissed two days later without any signs of further bleeding. However, the same day he was readmitted again because of acute rebleeding. Emergency colonoscopy was not conclusive because of massive hemorrhage. Angiography of the abdominal arteries was performed which showed marked active bleeding in the coecal region. Ileocoecal resection was performed and histopathological examination showed a solitary coecal diverticulum.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D012008 Recurrence The return of a sign, symptom, or disease after a remission. Recrudescence,Relapse,Recrudescences,Recurrences,Relapses
D002429 Cecal Diseases Pathological developments in the CECUM. Cecal Disease,Disease, Cecal,Diseases, Cecal
D003113 Colonoscopy Endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of the luminal surface of the colon. Colonoscopic Surgical Procedures,Surgical Procedures, Colonoscopic,Colonoscopic Surgery,Surgery, Colonoscopic,Colonoscopic Surgeries,Colonoscopic Surgical Procedure,Colonoscopies,Procedure, Colonoscopic Surgical,Procedures, Colonoscopic Surgical,Surgeries, Colonoscopic,Surgical Procedure, Colonoscopic
D003937 Diagnosis, Differential Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures. Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D004241 Diverticulum, Colon A pouch or sac opening from the COLON. Colonic Diverticulum,Colon Diverticula,Colonic Diverticula,Diverticula, Colon,Colon Diverticulum,Diverticula, Colonic,Diverticulum, Colonic
D006471 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Bleeding in any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT from ESOPHAGUS to RECTUM. Hematochezia,Hemorrhage, Gastrointestinal,Gastrointestinal Hemorrhages,Hematochezias
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D000369 Aged, 80 and over Persons 80 years of age and older. Oldest Old

Related Publications

C Sierro, and A Steiner, and S Rüttimann
March 1952, Nordisk medicin,
C Sierro, and A Steiner, and S Rüttimann
July 2018, Gastrointestinal endoscopy clinics of North America,
C Sierro, and A Steiner, and S Rüttimann
February 1952, Archives des maladies de l'appareil digestif et des maladies de la nutrition,
C Sierro, and A Steiner, and S Rüttimann
January 1981, Zeitschrift fur arztliche Fortbildung,
C Sierro, and A Steiner, and S Rüttimann
September 1993, Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas,
C Sierro, and A Steiner, and S Rüttimann
November 2005, Cirugia espanola,
C Sierro, and A Steiner, and S Rüttimann
November 2012, World journal of gastroenterology,
C Sierro, and A Steiner, and S Rüttimann
March 2006, Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas,
C Sierro, and A Steiner, and S Rüttimann
October 2019, Pediatric emergency care,
C Sierro, and A Steiner, and S Rüttimann
May 2003, Der Internist,
Copied contents to your clipboard!