title: [Cavernous haemangioma of the small bowel: an uncommon cause of intestinal obstruction].
abstract: Cavernous haemangioma of the small bowel is a vascular, benign and infrequent tumour, similar in both sexes and more typical from the third decade onwards. Its most common clinical manifestation is a chronic anaemia secondary to intestinal bleeding, other causes are intestinal obstruction and perforation. Preoperational diagnosis is difficult and the treatment of choice is surgical resection.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General y Aparato Digestivo, Hospital García Orcoyen, Estella, Navarra, 31200, Spain.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Calvo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Erce
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Montón
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Otero
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*