Intestinal Hemangiomatosis: Case Report of an Uncommon Cause of Rectal Bleeding.
| Autor: | Pina-Prata R; Radiology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central - Hospital Dona Estefânia, Lisbon, Portugal., Ruano CA; Radiology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central - Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisbon, Portugal., Carvalho VB; Radiology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central - Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisbon, Portugal., Nunes A; Hospital Dona Estefânia, CHULC, Lisbon, Portugal., Soares E; Hospital Dona Estefânia, CHULC, Lisbon, Portugal. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology [J Belg Soc Radiol] 2023 Feb 22; Vol. 107 (1), pp. 14. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Feb 22 (Print Publication: 2023). |
| DOI: | 10.5334/jbsr.3072 |
| Abstrakt: | A four-month-old girl presented with recurrent low gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Abdominal ultrasound showed diffuse parietal thickening and hyperemia of the colon. Computed tomography (CT) demonstrated diffuse thickening of the colon but also intense arterial globular mural enhancement with diffuse filling in the portal phase. Colonoscopy revealed multiple pseudopolipoid lesions along the colon which were histologically diagnosed as hemangiomas. The infant was diagnosed with gastrointestinal hemangiomatosis and was treated with propranolol resulting in complete resolution of symptoms. Teaching Point: Although rare, the possibility of intestinal hemangiomatosis should be considered in the setting of rectal bleeding in an infant. Competing Interests: The authors have no competing interests to declare. (Copyright: © 2023 The Author(s).) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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