Table 1 Patients’ backgrounds
n (%) | |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 9 (75%) |
Female | 3 (25%) |
Age (range: 37–93 years) | |
> 60 | 7 (58%) |
≦60 | 5 (42%) |
Antithrombotic medications | |
No | 6 (50%) |
Yes | 6 (50%) |
Etiology of bleeding | |
colonic diverticulosis | 8 (68%) |
inflammatory | 1 (8%) |
ulcerative | 1 (8%) |
cancerous | 1 (8%) |
unknown | 1 (8%) |
Site of bleeding | |
small bowel | 4 (34%) |
Right-sided colon | 5 (42%) |
Left-sided colon | 1 (8%) |
Transverse colon | 1 (8%) |
Rectosigmoid | 1 (8%) |