Gastrointestinal amyloidosis presenting with multiple episodes of gastrointestinal bleeding.
Amyloidosis is characterized by the extracellular deposition of amyloid protein in various organs. Gastrointestinal involvement in amyloidosis is common, but a diagnosis of amyloidosis is often delayed. Severe gastrointestinal hemorrhage in amyloidosis is rare but can be fatal in some cases. We experienced a case of a 49-year-old man who presented with recurrent massive hematochezia. Although embolization was performed eight times for bleeding from different sites of the small intestine, hematochezia did not cease. We report the case, with a review of the literature.
Kim
Sang Hyeon
SH
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Dong-A University Hospital, Dongdaesin-dong 3(sam)ga, Seo-gu, Busan, South Korea. g4439@naver.com
Kang
Eun Ju
EJ
Park
Jee Won
JW
Jo
Jung Hyun
JH
Kim
Soo Jin
SJ
Cho
Jin Han
JH
Kang
Myong Jin
MJ
Park
Byeong Ho
BH
D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D000792:Angiography; D003287:Contrast Media; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003287:Contrast Media