Variceal bleeding from ileum identified and treated by single balloon enteroscopy

Mario Traina; Ilaria Tarantino; Luca Barresi; Filippo Mocciaro

doi:10.3748/wjg.15.1904

Variceal bleeding from ileum identified and treated by single balloon enteroscopy

Mario Traina, Ilaria Tarantino, Luca Barresi, Filippo Mocciaro

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Abstract

We report a case of acute uncontrolled gastrointestinal bleeding in a patient with liver cirrhosis. The upper and lower endoscopy were negative for bleeding lesions. We decided to perform the examination of the small bowel using single-balloon enteroscopy. The lower enteroscopy revealed signs of bleeding from varices of the ileum. In this report, we showed that the injection of a sclerosant solution can be accomplished using a freehand technique via the single balloon enteroscopy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1904-1905
Number of pages	2
Journal	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume	15
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.1904
Publication status	Published - Apr 21 2009

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Keywords

Ectopic varices
Enteroscopy
Glue injection
Ileal bleeding
Portal hypertension

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Gastroenterology

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Traina, M., Tarantino, I., Barresi, L., & Mocciaro, F. (2009). Variceal bleeding from ileum identified and treated by single balloon enteroscopy. World Journal of Gastroenterology, 15(15), 1904-1905. https://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.1904

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