Gastric hemangioma: an unusual cause of upper gastrointestinal bleed.
We report a 36-year-old lady who presented with hematemesis. Emergency endoscopy showed a polypoidal lesion in the gastric fundus that appeared like a varix. Celiac angiogram confirmed this to be a hemangioma located in the fundus. This was managed by arterial embolization; the patient is symptom-free 6 months later.
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Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Medical College and Hospital, Pune. sunitarvind@vsnl.com
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D000328:Adult; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome