A case of a pseudo colonic mass causing gastrointestinal bleeding in a patient with a left ventricular assist device

There are many complications associated with the left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), including gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB). We present a case of a pseudo colonic mass visualized on colonoscopy during workup for GIB in an LVAD patient necessitating a right colectomy with final pathology nega...

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Autores principales: Huntington, Justin T., Plews, Robert L., Mansfield, Sara A., Drosdeck, Joseph M., Evans, David C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5051059/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27722118
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5151.190646
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author Huntington, Justin T.
Plews, Robert L.
Mansfield, Sara A.
Drosdeck, Joseph M.
Evans, David C.
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description There are many complications associated with the left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), including gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB). We present a case of a pseudo colonic mass visualized on colonoscopy during workup for GIB in an LVAD patient necessitating a right colectomy with final pathology negative for malignancy. A review of the literature in regards to the pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of this interesting condition is included.
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spelling pubmed-50510592016-10-07 A case of a pseudo colonic mass causing gastrointestinal bleeding in a patient with a left ventricular assist device Huntington, Justin T. Plews, Robert L. Mansfield, Sara A. Drosdeck, Joseph M. Evans, David C. Int J Crit Illn Inj Sci Case Report There are many complications associated with the left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), including gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB). We present a case of a pseudo colonic mass visualized on colonoscopy during workup for GIB in an LVAD patient necessitating a right colectomy with final pathology negative for malignancy. A review of the literature in regards to the pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of this interesting condition is included. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016 /pmc/articles/PMC5051059/ /pubmed/27722118 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5151.190646 Text en Copyright: © 2016 International Journal of Critical Illness and Injury Science http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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Huntington, Justin T.
Plews, Robert L.
Mansfield, Sara A.
Drosdeck, Joseph M.
Evans, David C.
A case of a pseudo colonic mass causing gastrointestinal bleeding in a patient with a left ventricular assist device
title A case of a pseudo colonic mass causing gastrointestinal bleeding in a patient with a left ventricular assist device
title_full A case of a pseudo colonic mass causing gastrointestinal bleeding in a patient with a left ventricular assist device
title_fullStr A case of a pseudo colonic mass causing gastrointestinal bleeding in a patient with a left ventricular assist device
title_full_unstemmed A case of a pseudo colonic mass causing gastrointestinal bleeding in a patient with a left ventricular assist device
title_short A case of a pseudo colonic mass causing gastrointestinal bleeding in a patient with a left ventricular assist device
title_sort case of a pseudo colonic mass causing gastrointestinal bleeding in a patient with a left ventricular assist device
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5051059/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27722118
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5151.190646
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