Cavernous Hemangioma of the Small Bowel Presenting with Occult Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Practical Lessons from the Small Bowel Bleeding Lesions: A Case Report on Small Bowel Cavernous Hemangioma

Dear Editor, Small bowel bleeding accounts for 5% of all gastrointestinal bleeding cases. Vascular lesions of the gastrointestinal tract include hemangioma, telangiectasia, angiodysplasia and phlebectasia1 and they account for 5-10% of all benign neoplasms of the small bowel.2 The diagnosis of small bowel hemangioma is not easy and different modalities with different diagnostic accuracy could b...

Practical Lessons from the Small Bowel Bleeding Lesions: A Case Report on Small Bowel Cavernous Hemangioma

A leiomyosarcoma of the small bowels causing obscure gastrointestinal bleeding diagnosed by capsule endoscopy.

An 80-year-old woman presented with recurrent occult gastrointestinal bleeding requiring blood transfusions. She underwent endoscopy and colonoscopy that failed to identify the cause of bleeding. An enteroscopy revealed duodenal arteriovenous malformation that was cauterized. However, anemia and occult gastrointestinal bleeding recurred. A repeat enteroscopy was negative. A wireless capsule end...

Imaging of a small bowel cavernous hemangioma: report of a case with emphasis on the use of computed tomography and enteroclysis.

Hemangiomas of the small bowel are rare benign tumors, that are dangerous since they may cause massive or occult gastrointestinal bleeding. We describe a case of a jejunum cavernous hemangioma detected by computed tomography (CT) and barium studies. An abdominal CT scan (with intravenous contrast agent) depicted a pronounced contrast enhanced lesion arising from the front wall of a loop of the ...

Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome: a clinical spectrum with correlation between cutaneous and gastrointestinal manifestations.

To the Editor, Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome (BRBNS) is a rare disorder characterized by distinctive cutaneous and gastrointestinal cavernous hemangiomas. Patients usually present with iron deficiency anemia from occult gastrointestinal bleeding or massive gastrointestinal bleeding in the emergent setting. Optimal management for these patients is unclear as a result of its rarity and anecdota...