Infantile gastrointestinal hemangioma as a cause of chronic anemia.
Gastrointestinal hemangiomas, though rare, can be an important source of GI bleeding in infants. In the past, diagnosis has been hampered by a lack of reliable methods. With the recent advent of selective mesenteric angiography, the suspected diagnosis can be readily confirmed. Surgical resection remains the definitive therapy; steroid therapy has produced conflicting results.
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Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga. 30303.
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