An unusual cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding: a case report and a review of literature

West Afr J Med. 2005 Jan-Mar;24(1):86-8. doi: 10.4314/wajm.v24i1.28172.

Abstract

This is an unusual case report of a 60-year-old man who presented with massive rectal bleeding due to angiomatous formation. He was also found to be cirrhosis and to have an ectopic left kidney in the midline over the roof of the mesenteric vessel. He was treated successfully by performing a right hemicolectomy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Angiomatosis / complications*
  • Angiomatosis / surgery
  • Colectomy*
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / diagnosis
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology*
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged