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.
Kobayashi
Kichinosuke
K
Department of Internal Medicine (I), Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki. in1268@poh.osaka-med.ac.jp
Yokote
Taiji
T
Akioka
Toshikazu
T
Hiraoka
Nobuya
N
Oka
Satoko
S
Hara
Satoshi
S
Miyoshi
Takuji
T
Hirata
Yuji
Y
Takubo
Takayuki
T
Tsuji
Motomu
M
Hanafusa
Toshiaki
T
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