1. Preoperative diagnosis of cavernous hemangioma presenting with melena using wireless capsule endoscopy of the small intestine
- Author
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Tomoyuki Nemoto, Takuto Nosaka, Yu Akazawa, Masahiro Ohtani, Akio Yamaguchi, Katsushi Hiramatsu, Yoshiaki Imamura, Yoshihiko Ozaki, Yasushi Saito, Hidetaka Matsuda, Hiroyuki Suto, Tatsushi Naito, Yasunari Nakamoto, Kazuya Ofuji, and Kazuto Takahashi
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Enteroscopy ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Gastrointestinal bleeding ,Gastrointestinal tumors ,Article ,law.invention ,Hemangioma ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Capsule endoscopy ,law ,Melena ,medicine ,Pharmacology (medical) ,lcsh:RC799-869 ,business.industry ,medicine.disease ,Small intestine ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Iron-deficiency anemia ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,030211 gastroenterology & hepatology ,lcsh:Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology ,Radiology ,medicine.symptom ,business - Abstract
Background and study aims: Primary neoplasms of the small intestine are relatively rare in all age groups, accounting for about 5 % of all gastrointestinal tumors 1 . Cavernous hemangiomas of the small intestine are also rare, can cause gastrointestinal bleeding, and are extremely difficult to diagnose preoperatively 2 . We present a patient who presented with melena and iron deficiency anemia, for whom wireless capsule endoscopy and single-balloon enteroscopy facilitated the diagnosis of cavernous hemangioma.
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- 2016