Evaluation of the Jichi Medical University diverticular hemorrhage score in the clinical management of acute diverticular bleeding with emergency or elective endoscopy: A pilot study.
Takeshi UeharaSatohiro MatsumotoHiroyuki TamuraMasahiro KashiuraTakashi MoriyaKenichi YamanakaHakuei ShinhataMasanari SekineHiroyuki MiyataniHirosato MashimaPublished in: PloS one (2023)
We established a safe and efficient endoscopic scoring system for treating colonic diverticular bleeding. The higher the JD score, the higher the bleeding source identification, leading to a successful hemostatic procedure. Elective endoscopy was possible in the JD <3 group when vital signs were stable.