Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding caused by small bowel lipoma.
Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding is a very rare entity which accounts for less than 5% of all gastrointestinal bleeding cases. Small bowel tumors are rare but a serious source of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. Lipomas are the second most common benign tumors in the small bowel and can produce many complications, including gastrointestinal bleeding. Herein, we describe a case of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding caused by a small bowel tumor which was detected by capsule endoscopy and double-balloon enteroscopy preoperatively. Finally, the tumor was surgically confirmed to be a lipoma.
Chou
Jen-Wei
JW
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Feng
Chun-Lung
CL
Lai
Hsueh-Chou
HC
Tsai
Chin-Chi
CC
Chen
Sheng-Hung
SH
Hsu
Chang-Hu
CH
Cheng
Ken-Sheng
KS
Peng
Cheng-Yuan
CY
Chung
Ping-Kuei
PK
D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged