Hemorrhagic Small Bowel Tumor Diagnosed with Using Capsule Endoscopy and It was Treated with Laparoscopic Surgery: Report of a Case.
- Author:
Jae Im LEE
1
;
Kyo Young SONG
;
Cho Hyun PARK
;
Seung Nam KIM
;
In Seok LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. chpark@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding;
Capsule endoscopy;
Laparoscopic surgery
- MeSH:
Adult;
Capsule Endoscopy*;
Diagnosis;
Endoscopy;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Laparoscopy*;
Male;
Technetium
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2006;32(1):53-56
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
For the patients presenting with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, various diagnostic approaches have been tried such as push enteroscopy, technetium labeled RBC scan and enteroclysis. Capsule endoscopy is an emerging and powerful diagnostic method that enables physicians to investigate the entire small bowel. Therefore, it is useful to make a correct diagnosis of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding in cases with negative findings by endoscopy or colonoscopic examination. We experienced a case of a 30 year-old male patient who presented with obscure intestinal bleeding, and this was diagnosed with capsule endoscopy and he was treated with laparoscopic assisted small bowel resection.
