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Enteroscopic appearance of vasculitis presented with melena and signs of nephrotic syndrome

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Enteroscopic appearance of vasculitis presented with melena and signs of nephrotic syndrome (EN)
J. Moschos, P. Zezos, D. Chatzopoulos, C. Zavos, A. Kaltsas,E. Molyvas, G. Kouklakis, J. Kountouras,
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2007-03-19
SUMMARY A 69 year-old man was admitted to our hospital with melena, and clinical signs of nephrotic syndrome. The site hemorrhage was not revealed by upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy and colonoscopy. Combined surgical and enteroscopic interventions were employed to investigate the small intestine and the bleeding was located in the ileum, part of which was resected and examined histologically. Histology showed the presence of vasculitis. The literature of such systemic causes of gastrointestinal bleeding reviewed. Key words: vasculitis, melena, nephrotic syndrome, endoscopy, enteroscopy, Commercial interests & grant support: None (EN)
English
Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology (EN)
1792-7463
1108-7471
Annals of Gastroenterology; Volume 16, No 4 (2003) (EN)
Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology
Annals of Gastroenterology
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