Small Intestinal Arteriovenous Malformation Treated by Double-balloon Endoscopy.
Intern Med
; 63(15): 2131-2135, 2024 Aug 01.
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| ID: mdl-38104993
ABSTRACT
A 42-year-old man was referred to our hospital because of anemia. The patient underwent gastroscopy and colonoscopy, but no bleeding site was detected. Abdominal contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) showed vascular dilatation along the wall of the small intestine. Small bowel capsule endoscopy and antegrade double-balloon endoscopy (DBE) were performed, and the patient was diagnosed with a small intestinal arteriovenous malformation (AVM). The AVM was clipped using DBE. After clipping, abdominal contrast-enhanced CT and small bowel angiography revealed the disappearance of the AVM. DBE may be a viable therapeutic option, helping avoid surgery and its associated risks.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Malformations artérioveineuses
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Entéroscopie double ballon
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Intestin grêle
Limites:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Langue:
En
Journal:
Intern Med
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Intern. med. (Tokyo)
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Internal medicine (Tokyo)
Sujet du journal:
MEDICINA INTERNA
Année:
2024
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Japon
Pays de publication:
Japon