An Uncommon Cause of Small Bowel Bleeding from Appendiceal Carcinoma

• الحاوية / القاعدة: Case Reports in Gastroenterology
• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Teeranut Boonpipattanapong, Siriboon Attasaranya, Kanita Kayasut, Surasak Sangkhathat, Bancha Ovartlarnporn
• التنسيق: مقال
• اللغة: الإنجليزية
• منشور في: Karger Publishers 2017-04-01
• الموضوعات: Massive hematochezia; Small bowel bleeding; Mid-gastrointestinal bleeding; Appendiceal carcinoma; Nonmucinous appendiceal adenocarcinoma; Video capsule endoscopy; Enteroscopy; Single-balloon endoscopy
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/468512
• تدمد: 1662-0631

Massive hematochezia caused by a small bowel lesion is a rare entity. Currently, video capsule endoscopy and balloon-assisted enteroscopy are effective in identifying the source of small intestine bleeding. Herein, we report a case of small bowel bleeding caused by a nonmucinous appendiceal adenocarcinoma with ileal invasion which was detected by video capsule endoscopy and single-balloon endoscopy. Despite the advanced disease stage with hepatic and peritoneal metastases, as of September 2016 the patient has had 8 years’ disease-free survival after surgical resection and chemotherapy.