Research Article

Enteroscopic Diagnosis and Management of Small Bowel Diverticular Hemorrhage: A Multicenter Report from the Taiwan Association for the Study of Small Intestinal Diseases

Table 1

Demographic data and clinical features of patients with small bowel diverticular hemorrhage ().

Clinical variables of patientsData

Gender (male/female)21/27
Age (years, mean ± SD)71.42 ± 12.35
Hospital stay duration (days, median range)14.88 (0–80 days)
Blood transfusion (units, median range)4 (0–26 U)
Symptoms
 Bloody stool, (%)14 (29.2%)
 Tarry stool, (%)38 (79.2%)
Number and location of the diverticula
 Distal duodenum ()6
 Jejunum ()45
 Ileum ()1
 Single/multiple26/22
Preendoscopic evaluations
 CT scan ()17
 Small bowel follow-through ()21
 Capsule endoscopy ()9
Endoscopic findings
 Active bleeding/blood clots/
 protruding vessel ()
36 (75%)
 Ulcers ()12 (25%)
 Bleeding-related mortality, (%) 4 (8.3%)
 Recurrent bleeding after hemostasis, (%)6 (20%)