2021
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.106121
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Solitary jejunal cavernous hemangioma causing intermittent melena: A case report

Abstract: Introduction and importance Hemangioma of the small intestine is a rare disease that causes acute and chronic intestinal bleeding and is difficult to diagnose before surgery. This report presents a case of a cavernous hemangioma confined to the jejunum of a man with intermittent melena. Case presentation A 38-year-old man presented with an episode of melena one and a half month ago. He had similar symptoms a year ago and had undergone esophagogastroduodenoscopy, colonos… Show more

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“…Mesenteric hemangiomas are very rare tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, 1 and those involving the jejunum are even rarer. In the literature, isolated jejunal hemangiomas have been reported 5,6 ; however, large hemangiomas of mesentery involving the jejunum have not been reported till date. Cases of gastrointestinal hemangiomas involving the rectum, 7 recto‐sigmoid junction, 8 small bowel and mesentery, 3 lesser omentum, 9 and gastro‐splenic ligament 2 have been identified.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Mesenteric hemangiomas are very rare tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, 1 and those involving the jejunum are even rarer. In the literature, isolated jejunal hemangiomas have been reported 5,6 ; however, large hemangiomas of mesentery involving the jejunum have not been reported till date. Cases of gastrointestinal hemangiomas involving the rectum, 7 recto‐sigmoid junction, 8 small bowel and mesentery, 3 lesser omentum, 9 and gastro‐splenic ligament 2 have been identified.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[2,[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]. The first case of duodenal hemangioma was reported in 1978 and a total of 23 cases were reported during the past 44 years[6].…”
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confidence: 99%