Biomaterial Database

Use of endoclips in the treatment of massive colonic diverticular bleeding. 2004

Peter W Simpson, and Mindie H Nguyen, and Joseph K Lim, and Roy M Soetikno

Endoscopy Unit, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California 94304-1290, USA.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
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
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
D005500	Follow-Up Studies	Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease.	Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
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
D012720	Severity of Illness Index	Levels within a diagnostic group which are established by various measurement criteria applied to the seriousness of a patient's disorder.	Illness Index Severities,Illness Index Severity
D016558	Hemostasis, Endoscopic	Control of bleeding performed through the channel of the endoscope. Techniques include use of lasers, heater probes, bipolar electrocoagulation, and local injection. Endoscopic hemostasis is commonly used to treat bleeding esophageal and gastrointestinal varices and ulcers.	Endoscopic Hemostasis,Endoscopic Hemostases,Hemostases, Endoscopic