Fiberoptic endoscopy during laparotomy in the diagnosis of small intestinal bleeding.
A patient with recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding caused by hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia localized to the small intestine is described. The diagnosis was made by combining two recognized investigational tools-fiberoptic endoscopy and laparotomy.
D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology; D007813:Laparotomy; D013683:Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology