Barium Impaction Therapy for Colonic Diverticular Bleeding
Barium Impaction Therapy for Colonic Diverticular Bleeding
We found that high-dose barium therapy reduced recurrent bleeding in a series of patients with CDB, particularly those with a presumptive diagnosis and with spontaneous cessation. This treatment also decreased the frequency of rehospitalization, repeated blood transfusion, and colonoscopic reexamination, and shortened the length of hospitalization during long-term follow-up. Generalization of these results requires additional investigation at multiple institutions with a larger group of patients.
Conclusions
We found that high-dose barium therapy reduced recurrent bleeding in a series of patients with CDB, particularly those with a presumptive diagnosis and with spontaneous cessation. This treatment also decreased the frequency of rehospitalization, repeated blood transfusion, and colonoscopic reexamination, and shortened the length of hospitalization during long-term follow-up. Generalization of these results requires additional investigation at multiple institutions with a larger group of patients.
