Roy Soetikno, MD MS

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  • Colonoscopy with clipping is useful in the diagnosis and treatment of diverticular bleeding.

    Kaltenbach T, Watson R, Shah J, Friedland S, Sato T, Shergill A, McQuaid K, Soetikno R. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012; 10 (2): 131-7

    Diverticular bleeding is the most common cause of acute severe lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) in Western countries. Diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, including endoscopy, radiology, or surgery, have not been standardized. We investigated colonoscopy as a first-line modality to diagnose and manage patients with LGIB.

    PubMedID: 22056302

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