Table 1

Relevant clinical details and outcome of patients with major colonic haemorrhage treated by transcatheter coil embolotherapy

Patie nt	Age (y)	Sex	History	Pulse (beats/ min)	BP (mg Hg)	Hb (g/l)	Units transfused	Angiography findings	Treatment	Result	Outcome
1	78	F	Continuous rectal bleed	120	80	60	8	Superior haemorrhoidal bleed from solitary rectal ulcer	2 coils	Bleeding stopped	Temporary colostomy and adrenaline swab for slight bleed at sigmoidoscopy. Died 8 weeks later of bronchopneumonia
2	72	M	5 bleeds over 72 h	120	95/60	58	7	Bleed from caecal branch and MCA	2 coils	Bleeding stopped	No further bleeding. Occult ischaemic stricture at hepatic flexure. Well at 16 months
3	83	F	4 bleeds over 48 h	>120	NR	60	6	2 angiographies. First no bleeding point identified. Second bleed from MCA	3 coils	Bleeding stopped	No further bleeding. Diverticular disease on barium enema. Well at 14 months
4	71	M	Continuous bleed for 12 h	>120	90/70	74	6	Bleed from MCA	Single coil	Bleeding stopped	No further bleeds. Elective right hemicolectomy for diverticular disease
5	84	F	6 heavy bleeds, previous right hemicolectomy for Crohn’s disease	>120	80	54	5	Diffuse bleed from left colon	10 coils	Further bleeding	Emergency left hemicolectomy for Crohn’s colitis. CVA, died 48 h later
6	86	F	4 heavy bleeds in 12 h	100	80	73	6	Bleed from RCA	Single coil	Bleeding stopped	No further bleeds. Diverticular disease on barium enema. Well at 1 year
7	87	F	4 heavy bleeds in 12 h	>120	95/60	68	6	Bleed from caecal artery	Single coil	Bleeding stopped	No further bleeds. Diverticular disease on barium enema. Well 15 months later
8	86	F	Protracted bleeding over 72 h. Dialysis patient	>120	NR	40	8	Bleed from LCA	3 coils in marginal artery	Bleeding stopped	No further bleeds. Diverticular disease. Segment of ischaemic colon managed conservatively. Well at 14 months
9	86	M	3 heavy bleeds	>120	80	80	6	Caecal branch	3 coils	Bleeding stopped	No further bleeding. Well at 16 months
10	57	M	Continuous bleeding over 24 h. PMH regular rectal bleeding	>120	100	93	4	Superior haemorrhoidal angiodysplasia	6 coils	Bleeding stopped	No further bleeding. Well at 3 months. Further minor bleeds at 6 months. Minor symptomatic rectal stenosis
11	83	F	5 heavy bleeds in 48 h	>120	80	62	7	Superior haemorrhoidal traumatic ulcer	Single coil	Bleeding stopped	No further bleeding. Died 33 days later of bronchopneumonia
12	79	F	Continuous bleeding over 24 h	120	100	93	6	Middle colic bleed	4 coils	Further bleeding at 24 hours	Right hemicolectomy. Hepatic flexure haemangioma
13	86	M	3 heavy bleeds	110	100	100	4	Caecal bleed	2 coils	Bleeding stopped	No further bleeding. Well at 3 months
14	82	F	5 heavy bleeds	120	80	80	6	Rectal Dieulafoy’s disease	2 coils	Bleeding stopped	No further bleeding. Well at 3 months

CVA, cardiovascular accident; NR, not recordable; MCA, middle colic artery; RCA, right colic artery; LCA, left colic artery; PMH, post medical history.