Life-threatening hematochezia from a rectal venous malformation successfully treated with microfoam sclerotherapy: description of a new technique

Int J Colorectal Dis. 2015 Oct;30(10):1427-8. doi: 10.1007/s00384-015-2122-0. Epub 2015 Jan 29.

Authors

A Sierra¹, J Baixauli², T Elosúa³, J Arredondo³, J A Cienfuegos²

Affiliations

¹ Phlebology Unit, University Clinic of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain. asierra@unav.es.
² Department of General Surgery, University Clinic of Navarra, Av. Pío XII, 36, 31008, Pamplona, Spain.
³ Department of General Surgery, University Hospital León, León, Spain.

PMID: 25630892
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-015-2122-0

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / therapy*
Humans
Male
Polidocanol
Polyethylene Glycols / administration & dosage*
Rectum / blood supply*
Sclerosing Solutions / administration & dosage*
Sclerotherapy*
Veins / abnormalities*

Substances

Sclerosing Solutions
Polidocanol
Polyethylene Glycols