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Polyp of jejunum detected by endoscopy as a reason of chronic anemia in a patient with polyps of stomach. A case report
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Abstract
Case report: A case of a patient with chronic anemia, periodically becoming aggravated requiring multiple blood transfusions and iron supplementation, with a large hyperplastic polyp of jejunum detected by endoscopy as a source of chronic gastrointestinal bleeding, is described.
Conclusions: Polyps of the small intestine can be a rare reason for gastrointestinal bleeding. A gastrointestinal upper endoscopy should be performed in every case of searching for gastrointestinal bleeding, with an attempt to estimate the small intestine beside the descendent part of the duodenum as far as possible.
Abstract
Case report: A case of a patient with chronic anemia, periodically becoming aggravated requiring multiple blood transfusions and iron supplementation, with a large hyperplastic polyp of jejunum detected by endoscopy as a source of chronic gastrointestinal bleeding, is described.
Conclusions: Polyps of the small intestine can be a rare reason for gastrointestinal bleeding. A gastrointestinal upper endoscopy should be performed in every case of searching for gastrointestinal bleeding, with an attempt to estimate the small intestine beside the descendent part of the duodenum as far as possible.
Keywords
polyps of the small intestine; anemia; upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
About this articleTitle
Polyp of jejunum detected by endoscopy as a reason of chronic anemia in a patient with polyps of stomach. A case report
Journal
Chirurgia Polska (Polish Surgery)
Issue
Pages
285-290
Published online
2007-01-19
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DOI
10.5603/chp.28887
Bibliographic record
Chirurgia Polska 2006;8(4):285-290.
Keywords
polyps of the small intestine
anemia
upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
Authors
Wojciech Latos
Jerzy Piecuch
Karolina Sieroń-Stołtny
Jerzy Arendt
Aleksander Sieroń
