Pyogenic granuloma: an unusual cause of massive gastrointestinal bleeding from the small bowel.
Small bowel hemorrhage is responsible for approximately 4% of all cases of gastrointestinal bleeding. The etiology of bleeding from the small bowel is a tumour in approximately 10% of cases. Pyogenic granuloma is a common inflammatory vascular tumour of the dermis, which rarely occurs in the gastrointestinal tract. Pyogenic granuloma is a rare cause of overt or obscure small bowel bleeding. The present paper reports the first case of pyogenic granuloma presenting as a massive gastrointestinal bleed, and reviews the relevant literature to date regarding the clinical presentation, diagnosis and management of this rare gastrointestinal lesion.
Moffatt
Dana C
DC
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Warwryko
Paul
P
Singh
Harminder
H
D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D017789:Granuloma, Pyogenic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D007583:Jejunum / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male