Unique intestinal CT imaging with bleeding from a duodenal diverticulum following myelodysplastic syndrome.
Duodenal diverticula generally occur in 2.5% of upper gastrointestinal examinations and are usually asymptomatic, but can cause hemorrhage on rare occasions. The frequency of gastrointestinal hemorrhage in patients with MDS or hematologic neoplasm caused by duodenal diverticulum is not known. Therefore, the correct diagnosis of intestinal hemorrhage is important, as severe enterocolitis may cause a patient with MDS to bleed from the diverticulum.
Department of Internal Medicine (I), Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki. in1268@poh.osaka-med.ac.jp
Kichinosuke
K
Kobayashi
Taiji
T
Yokote
Toshikazu
T
Akioka
Nobuya
N
Hiraoka
Satoko
S
Oka
Satoshi
S
Hara
Takuji
T
Miyoshi
Yuji
Y
Hirata
Takayuki
T
Takubo
Motomu
M
Tsuji
Toshiaki
T
Hanafusa
D004240:Diverticulum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D004760:Enterocolitis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed