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Massive lower gastrointestinal bleed from an appendiceal stump is rare. Most often bleeding is in the peritoneal cavity or the retroperitoneum, rarely in the cecum. To our knowledge, massive bleeding from an appendiceal stump occurring 3 weeks after laparoscopic appendectomy and successfully treated endoscopically has not been reported previously. A 25-year-old man presented with the chief complaint of having passed fresh blood rectally for 1 day. He had passed a large amount of maroon-colored blood many times, associated with dizziness. He had undergone laparoscopic appendectomy 22 days earlier, with no complications, and had been discharged 2 days after surgery. In the emergency room his vital signs were unstable, and rectal examination revealed fresh blood. Proctoscopy showed dark-colored blood mixed with clots. The patient’s hemoglobin levels dropped by 7g/dL from baseline in 1 day and he received transfusion of 3 units of packed red blood cells. Colonoscopy revealed fresh blood in the colon, and in the cecum there was an ulcer at the appendicular orifice with oozing of fresh blood (●" Fig.1). Three hemoclips were deployed and hemostasis was achieved (●" Fig.2). The terminal ileum and the rest of the colon were normal. After colonoscopy the patient stopped passing fresh blood, and he was discharged 3 days after admission. Complications after appendectomy happen early in the postoperative period and usually require reexploration [1,2]. Simsek et al. reported a case of appendiceal stump bleeding in a middle-aged man within 7 days of appendectomy [3]. Isolated Crohn’s disease of the appendix, vascular ectasia, and appendiceal endometriosis have been reported as causes of lower gastrointestinal bleeding [4–6]. Bleeding from an ulcerated appendiceal stump should be suspected after an uncomplicated appendectomy in a patient who presents with lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Endotherapy during colonoscopy should be tried as the initial method of hemostasis.

Endoscopic treatment of massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding related to appendiceal stump