title: Congenital colonic varices in the adult. Report of a case.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was conducted to report a rare cause of colonic bleeding.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Surgical resection of congenital colonic varices is associated with a low incidence of morbidity and mortality, and a favorable long-term prognosis can be expected when there is no evidence of hepatocellular disease (portal hypertension).
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, St. Louis University School of Medicine, Missouri, USA.
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Villarreal
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Marts
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Longo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ure
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Vernava
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Joshi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003106:Colon / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000151:congenital; D003113:Colonoscopy; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging