An Uncommon Cause of Small Bowel Bleeding from Appendiceal Carcinoma

Massive hematochezia caused by a small bowel lesion is a rare entity. Currently, video capsule endoscopy and balloon-assisted enteroscopy are effective in identifying the source of small intestine bleeding. Herein, we report a case of small bowel bleeding caused by a nonmucinous appendiceal adenocar...

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Autores principales: Boonpipattanapong, Teeranut, Attasaranya, Siriboon, Kayasut, Kanita, Sangkhathat, Surasak, Ovartlarnporn, Bancha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2017
Materias:
Case and Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5437429/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28559785
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000468512
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Sumario:Massive hematochezia caused by a small bowel lesion is a rare entity. Currently, video capsule endoscopy and balloon-assisted enteroscopy are effective in identifying the source of small intestine bleeding. Herein, we report a case of small bowel bleeding caused by a nonmucinous appendiceal adenocarcinoma with ileal invasion which was detected by video capsule endoscopy and single-balloon endoscopy. Despite the advanced disease stage with hepatic and peritoneal metastases, as of September 2016 the patient has had 8 years’ disease-free survival after surgical resection and chemotherapy.

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