title: Appendiceal hemorrhage -- an uncommon cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding.
abstract: Lower gastrointestinal bleeding is a common disease among elderly patients. The common sources of lower gastrointestinal bleeding include vascular disease, Crohn's disease, neoplasms, inflammatory bowel disease, hemorrhoids, and ischemic colitis. Lower gastrointestinal bleeding arising from the appendix is an extremely rare condition. We report a case of appendiceal hemorrhage in a young male. Diagnosis was made by multidetector computerized tomography during survey for hematochezia. The patient recovered well after appendectomy. The histological finding revealed focal erosion of appendix mucosa with bleeding.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Chiayi Christian Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, ROC. 10333@cych.org.tw
authors.forename: Ching-Chung
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Chiang
authors.forename: Chi-Wen
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Tu
authors.forename: Chi-Szu
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Min-Chieh
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Shieh
authors.forename: Tien-Chou
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Sung
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001065:Appendix; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed