A case of jejunal angiodysplasia is diagnosed by capsule endoscopy in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
- Author:
Jong Dae BONG
1
;
Gki Boem BOO
;
Doo Sun SIM
;
Tae Woong LEE
;
Kang Suk KOH
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Koheung General Hospital, Chonnam, Korea. bong2888@lycos.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Angiodysplasia;
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy;
Endoscopy
- MeSH:
Aged;
Anemia;
Angiodysplasia*;
Capsule Endoscopy*;
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic*;
Endoscopy;
Female;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Jejunum
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2005;69(2):206-211
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 79-year-old woman with a known history of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy presented with severe anemia of unknown origin. She had also suffered from repeated episodes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding for the previous 2-3 years. Despite small bowel series and panendoscopic and angiographic studies, the origin of anemia remained undefined until a small multiple bleeding site was found during capsule endoscopy. The lesion proved to be angiodysplasia in jejunum. We report a case of jejunal angiodysplasia is diagnosed by capsule endoscopy in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
