Heyde's syndrome: diagnosis and management by the novel single-balloon enteroscopy

Hong Kong Med J. 2009 Aug;15(4):301-3.

Abstract

We present a case of obscure gastro-intestinal bleeding due to small bowel angiodysplasia in a 68-year-old woman with severe aortic valve stenosis. The diagnosis was confirmed and subsequently managed using single-balloon enteroscopy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angiodysplasia / diagnosis*
  • Angiodysplasia / therapy*
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnosis*
  • Capsule Endoscopy
  • Catheterization / methods*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / diagnosis*
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Intestine, Small
  • Syndrome