Cavernous Hemangioma of the Small Bowel: A Case Report and Literature Review

Hemangiomas of the small intestine are rare and very difficult to diagnose preoperatively. Clinical presentations may include occult or massive gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, obstruction, intussusception, and perforation. We report a 66-year-old Caucasian male patient with severe anemia secondary t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Durer, Ceren, Durer, Seren, Sharbatji, Mohamad, Comba, Isin Y, Aharoni, Ilan, Majeed, Umair
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6175268/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30338188
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3113
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Sumario:Hemangiomas of the small intestine are rare and very difficult to diagnose preoperatively. Clinical presentations may include occult or massive gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, obstruction, intussusception, and perforation. We report a 66-year-old Caucasian male patient with severe anemia secondary to occult GI bleeding from a cavernous hemangioma in the jejunum. A double balloon enteroscopy following capsule endoscopy was performed to obtain biopsy samples, which established the final diagnosis.

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