Vol 11, No 1 (2009)
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Published online: 2009-11-10
Carcinoid of the small intestine as a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding diagnosed with angio-CT examination of the abdominal cavity - case report
Chirurgia Polska 2009;11(1):38-43.
Abstract
In this report a rare case of a bleeding carcinoid located in the ileum and diagnosed with an angio-CT
examination of the abdominal cavity is presented. An angio-CT examination of the abdominal cavity may
be an effective method of imaging diagnostics in cases of negative results of endoscopy and colonoscopy
examinations and, at the same time, a shortage of accessibility to double-balloon enteroscopy and capsule
endoscopy. It is possible to visualize bleeding lesions on condition that the outflow of the blood into the
digestive tract is above 1 ml per minute. The patient concerned was operated on in a scheduled course
following proper preparation. The perioperative course was uneventful and after a three-year follow-up
no features of the recurrence of neoplastic disease have been observed.
Keywords: carcinoidangio-CTgastrointestinal bleeding