Pyogenic granuloma of the duodenum treated successfully by endoscopic mucosal resection.
Pyogenic granuloma is a lobular capillary hemangioma that occurs mostly on the skin and the mucosal surfaces of the oral cavity and tongue. Only a few cases in other parts of the digestive tract have been reported. Gastrointestinal pyogenic granuloma is a rare cause of hemorrhage in the digestive tract, but should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with gastrointestinal bleeding. We report the case of a 62-year-old anemic woman found to have a pyogenic granuloma of the duodenum, which was treated adequately by endoscopic mucosal resection.
Park
Seon-Young
SY
Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
Park
Chang-Hwan
CH
Lee
Wan-Sik
WS
Kim
Hyun-Soo
HS
Choi
Sung-Kyu
SK
Rew
Jong-Sun
JS