Alternative treatment of a rare cause of hematochezis

Abstract

Although hematochezia generally indicates bleeding from colonic lesions, serious hematochezia can result from the upper gastrointestinal system as well. Here, we report a rare but serious case of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage from a cardiac polyp presenting with hematochezia. The patient was successfully treated with endoscopic band ligation.

Keywords

• Hematochezia, band ligation

Nadir bir hemotokezya olgusunda farklı bir tedavi yaklaşımı

Öz

Hematokezya çoğunlukla kolon kaynaklı kanamayı gösterir. Fakat özellikle ciddi hematokezya üst gastrointestinal sistem kökenli bir kanamadan da kaynaklanabilir. Burada nadir bir hematokezya nedeni olarak kardiada kanayan polibi olan ve tedavisinde de başarılı endoskopik bant ligasyonu uygulanan bir hastayı bildiriyoruz.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Hematokezya, bant ligasyonu

Kaynakça

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