MASSIVE HEMORRHAGE FROM DIVERTICULITIS OF THE COLON
Authors: A W ULIN, I H SOKOLIC, C THOMPSON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1959)

Article1 June 1959MASSIVE HEMORRHAGE FROM DIVERTICULITIS OF THE COLONALEX W. ULIN, M.D., IRVIN H. SOKOLIC, M.D., C. THOMPSON, M.D., F.A.C.P.ALEX W. ULIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, IRVIN H. SOKOLIC, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, C. THOMPSON, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-50-6-1395 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptNothing can be more surgically urgent than massive hemorrhage. In hemorrhage of the gastrointestinal tract, unfortunately, the exact diagnosis and the easy surgical approach are too often missing. Consequently, the internist has assumed responsibility with the surgeon for managing these difficult emergencies. Despite the fact that it has been deëmphasized in the past, it has now come to be accepted that large bowel hemorrhage, sometimes of a severe nature, can and does arise from a colon with diverticulitis.1, 2, 7, 13, 14, 16Diverticulitis of the colon as a cause of massive hemorrhage is a serious problem and is not...Bibliography1. Fraenkel GJ: Rectal bleeding and diverticulitis, Brit. J. Surg. 41: 643, 1953-54. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. Swinton NW: Surgical aspects of diverticulitis, Am. J. Surg. 82: 603, 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Thompson W: Surgical significance of hematemesis and melena, Arch. Surg. 56: 623, 1943. Google Scholar4. WelchAllenDonaldson CEAWGA: Resection of the colon for diverticulitis of the sigmoid, Ann. Surg. 138: 332-343, 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. BrownMarday PWDM: Prognosis of diverticulitis and diverticulosis of the colon, J. A. M. A. 109: 1328, 1937. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. Rosser C: Surgical management of diverticulitis, South. M. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania*Received for publication August 8, 1958.Read at the Regional Meeting of The American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, January, 1957.From the Albert Einstein Medical Center (Southern Division) and Hahnemann Hospital and Medical School, Philadelphia.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Irvin H. Sokolic, M.D., Department of Surgery, The Albert Einstein Medical Center, Southern Division, Fifth and Reed Streets, Philadelphia 47, Pennsylvania. 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