BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES A rare, but life-threatening complication in pancreatitis is a spontaneous bleeding from intestinal vessels with or without previous formation of (pseudo-) aneurysms. And yet, the optimal diagnostic and therapeutic strategies remain unclear. METHODS We performed a retrospective analysis of all patients with pancreatitis and intraabdominal bleeding at a German tertiary re...

To cite: ElGendy K, Salem A. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2014206365 DESCRIPTION A 17-year-old girl was referred to the colorectal surgery unit with a history of multiple hospital admissions due to recurrent abdominal pain, lower gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding and severe anaemia with haemoglobin reaching a low of 3 g/dL in one episode. Clinical ...

Abstract Background Angiodysplasia (AD) is an abnormal, ectatic dilated, tortuous blood vessel that found in the mucosa and submucosa of gastro-intestinal tract (GIT). While colonic angiodysplasia a recognized finding lower intestinal elderly, small rare. However, it important reason GIT bleeding so its detection proper management can be challenge. It should considered among differential diagno...

he incidence of the diverticulum of the small bowel varies from 0.2-1.3% in autopsy studies to 2.3% when assessed on enteroclysis. it occurs mostly in patients in the 6th decade of their life. of all the small bowel diverticuli, jejunal diverticulum is the most common type. this rare entity is usually asymptomatic. however, they may cause chronic non-specific symptoms for a long period of time ...

BACKGROUND Dieulafoy's lesion is an uncommon but important cause of recurrent upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Extragastric location of Dieulafoy's lesion is rare. We report two cases of Dieulafoy's lesion of the duodenum and discuss the management of this extremely uncommon entity. CASE PRESENTATION Two cases of massive upper gastro-intestinal bleeding in young adults due to Dieulafoy's lesi...

BACKGROUND Isolated congenital asplenia is a poorly understood and rare form of primary immunodeficiency, often associated with life-threatening infections. CASE REPORT We encountered a unique case of a 22-year-old asplenic male who presented with severe iron-deficiency anemia secondary to occult gastrointestinal bleeding since age 15. Our extensive work-up confirmed jejunal arteriovenous malfo...

Summary. Objective. To analyze the experience of treatment patients with diverticular disease colon, complicated by bleeding.
 Materials and methods. Analyzed 221 patients, hospitalized in Military Medical Clinical Center Southern region Odessa, who underwent 263 surgeries for colon its complications. Intestinal bleeding as a cause hospitalization was noted 17 (7.6 %) patients.
 Resul...