Hemangioma gástrico como causa de hemorragia digestiva alta / Gastric hemangioma as a cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding

El hemangioma gástrico como causa de hemorragia digestiva alta (HDA) es un evento clínico raro. Presentamos el caso de un varón de 83 años con historia de dolor abdominal, intolerancia oral y melena con pérdida de peso de 8 Kg. En la endoscopía digestiva alta muestra una lesión elevada en antro gástrico con úlcera y vaso visible en su parte superior el cual recibe terapia endoscópica, en la tomografía abdominal se observa una tumoración dependiente de pared gástrica de contornos definidos captadora de contraste. Por persistencia HDA con descompensación hemodinámica ingresa a laparotomía exploratoria encontrándose una tumoración vascularizada que en el estudio histopatológico se concluye como hemangioma cavernoso gástrico.

Gastric hemangioma as a cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a rare event. We present the case of an 83 years old male with a history of abdominal pain, vomiting and melena, along with an 8 Kg weight loss. The upper gastrointestinal endoscopy showed an elevated, ulcerated lesion in the gastric antrum with a visible vessel, for which he receives endoscopic therapy. In the abdominal computed tomography, a contrast enhancing, well-circumscribed mass attached to the gastric wall is observed. Due to the persistence of the UGIB, the patient suffers hemodynamic decompensation and undergoes exploratory laparotomy, where a vascularized mass is found. The pathology report informs a gastric cavernous hemangioma

[Rapunzel syndrome as a cause of obstruction and intestinal perforation]. / Síndrome de Rapunzel como causa de obstrucción y perforación intestinal.

The following is a case report involving a 16 year old female with trichotillomania as an antecedent. This patient presented to the Emergency Room with a chief complaint of early satiety and persistent abdominal pain for the past 3 months. However, recently her abdominal pain has worsened and it is now complicated by nausea and vomiting. The physical exam was notable for epigastric pain on deep palpation. The biochemical analysis and abdominal ultrasound were otherwise unremarkable. An esophagogastroduodenoscopy was subsequently performed where a trichobezoar was discovered. It extended from the gastric fundus to the third portion of the duodenum. A surgical extraction of the trichobezoar was then performed. The trichobezoar was found to be 130 cm in length and 8 cm wide at its most cephalad aspect. It is important to note that they also found five mall perforations throughout the duodenum and jejunum. The patient was discharged with outpatient follow up with psychiatry. In this report we describe the case of a patient with Rapunzel syndrome that was complicated by small bowel perforation and we provide a review of the salient literature concerning this syndrome and its associated complications.

Validación del score de Rockall en pacientes adultos mayores con hemorragia digestiva alta no variceal en un hospital general de tercer nivel / Validation of the Rockall score in elderly patients with non variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding in a third level general hospital

Objetivo: Validar el score de Rockall en adultos mayores con hemorragia digestiva alta no variceal, como un discriminante de mayor riesgo para mortalidad y recidiva de hemorragia a 30 días de seguimiento. Material y métodos: Se incluyeron los pacientes mayores de 60 años que cursaron con hemorragia digestiva alta no variceal demostrada por endoscopía, desde junio 2009 hasta junio 2013, en un hospital general de tercer nivel. Los datos se analizaron con la curva ROC y se calculó el área bajo la curva para evaluar la utilidad del score de Rockall. Resultados: Entre los 190 pacientes registrados, el 64,2% fueron varones y la edad promedio de 74 ± 9,4 años, teniéndose 29% de pacientes con 80 o más años (55 pacientes). Se halló una mortalidad de 16,8% (32 pacientes), siendo la insuficiencia respiratoria y el resangrado las causas más frecuentes (34,3% y 31,3%). El 6,84% (13 pacientes) tuvieron recidiva de hemorragia y un 24,7% (47 pacientes) necesitó transfusión de más de 2 paquetes globulares. El área bajo la curva ROC para el riesgo de mortalidad fue de 0,76 (IC: 0,68-0,84), para recidiva de hemorragia de 0,71 (IC: 0,55-0,88) y para transfusión de más de 2 paquetes globulares de 0,66 (IC: 0,58-0,74). Conclusión: El score de Rockall es un buen predictor de mortalidad y de recidiva de hemorragia durante los 30 días posteriores a un episodio de hemorragia digestiva altano variceal en adultos mayores, siendo los score 5 y 6, respectivamente, los de mejor sensibilidad y especificidad.

Objective: To validate the Rockall score in elderly patients with non variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding, in terms of mortality and recurrent bleeding at 30 days follow-up. Material and methods: Patients older than 60 year-old, with non variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding demonstrated by endoscopy, who were attended in a third level general hospital from June 2009 to June 2013, were included. Data was analyzed with the ROC (Receiver Operating Characteristic) curve. The area under curve was obtained to assess the Rockall score. Results: One hundred ninety patients were included, 64.2% were males, with an average age of 74 years old. Overall mortality was 16.8% and respiratory failure with second bleeding episode was the most common cause of death (34.3% and 31.3% respectively). 5.52% of patients presented a second bleeding episode. A transfusion of more than 2 blood-packs was needed in the 24.7% of the patients. The area under ROC curve using the Rockall score was 0,76 (IC: 0.68-0.84) for mortality risk, 0.71 (IC: 0.55-0.88) for the risk of rebleeding and 0.66 (IC: 0.58-0.74) for needing a more than 2 blood-packs transfusion. Conclusions: Rockall score is a good predictor for mortality and rebleeding during the 30 day-period after a non-variceal bleeding episode in elderly patients. The best sensibility and specificity was obtained with the scores of 5 and 6, respectively.