[Hematochezia due to jejunal diverticula and treated by arterial embolization].
Digestive bleeding is a rare complication of jejunal diverticulas whose diagnosis and treatment are difficult. We report a case of hematochezia whose origin was not determined by endoscopic investigations. Coelio-mesenteric arteriography showed a leakage of contrast medium from a jejunal arterial branch and allowed a successful embolization of the arterial branches feeding the bleeding point.
Alibert
Sophie
S
Service d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Hôpital Sainte-Marguerite, 270, Bd Sainte-Marguerite, BP 29, 13274 Marseille Cedex 09.
Sassenou
Ismaïl
I
Heyries
Laurent
L
Bartoli
Jean-Michel
JM
Bernard
Jean-Paul
JP
Sahel
José
J
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001158:Arteries; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male