Small bowel hemangiomas: Diagnostic role of capsule endoscopy

Vascular anomalies involving the small bowel are an uncommon cause of gastrointestinal bleeding in childhood. We present here an 11-year-old boy who presented with severe anemia and malena. The routine investigations did not reveal any pathology. A capsule endoscopy study was performed, which clinch...

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Autores principales: Khanna, Sanat, Kanojia, Ravi P., Menon, Prema, Rana, Surinder, Thapa, B. R., Bhasin, D. K., Rao, K. L. N.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2010
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2980919/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21124666
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-9261.71755
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Sumario:Vascular anomalies involving the small bowel are an uncommon cause of gastrointestinal bleeding in childhood. We present here an 11-year-old boy who presented with severe anemia and malena. The routine investigations did not reveal any pathology. A capsule endoscopy study was performed, which clinched the diagnosis and identified two intestinal hemangiomas. The hemangiomas were resected and the child recovered.

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