542 does initial contrast-enhanced ct impact on clinical outcomes of patients with colon diverticular bleeding?

Although the recommended method of an initial examination of hematochezia is colonoscopy, computed-enhanced CT (CECT) is an appealing diagnostic modality for the same disorder, because it has a superior ability of detecting active bleeding and it is widely available, fast, and minimally invasive. In many centers, CECT has already become an established method for characterizing the location of hematochezia. However, its impact on clinical courses of patients with colon diverticular bleeding is fully known.

Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - May 30, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Shigeyuki Kurosaki, Nobuo Toda, Junya Arai, Ken Kurokawa, Chikako Shibata, Kazuyoshi Funato, Mayuko Kondou, Kaoru Takagi, Kentaro Kojima, Takamasa Ooki, Michiharu Seki, Kazumi Tagawa Tags: Oral abstract Source Type: research