Colonic varices demonstrated by technetium-99m red cell scintigraphy.
Colonic varices is a rare condition, generally associated with portal hypertension, which normally presents as acute, severe, gastrointestinal blood loss. A case is presented in which the varicosities were observed serendipitously in a patient with a pancreatic tumor, in whom the bleeding was not variceal but due to two small unrelated gastric hemangiomas. The literature is reviewed and scintigraphic features described.
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003106:Colon / Q000098:blood supply*; D004912:Erythrocytes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
D013667:Technetium