A pedunculated polyp-shaped small-bowel lymphangioma causing gastrointestinal bleeding and treated by double-balloon enteroscopy

We report a rare case of a small-bowel lymphangioma causing massive gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding that we successfully diagnosed and treated using double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE). An 81-year-old woman suffering from repeated GI bleeding of unknown origin underwent a capsule endoscopy at a previous...

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Main Authors: Kida, Akihiko, Matsuda, Koichiro, Hirai, Satoshi, Shimatani, Akiyoshi, Horita, Yousuke, Hiramatsu, Katsushi, Matsuda, Mitsuru, Ogino, Hidero, Ishizawa, Shin, Noda, Yatsugi
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited 2012
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3442222/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23002353
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v18.i34.4798
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