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Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding and T urner syndrome
Author(s) -
Bang Ji Young,
Peter Shajan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
digestive endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.5
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1443-1661
pISSN - 0915-5635
DOI - 10.1111/j.1443-1661.2012.01373.x
Subject(s) - medicine , melena , gastrointestinal bleeding , capsule endoscopy , colonoscopy , bleed , iron deficiency anemia , gastroenterology , lower gastrointestinal bleeding , anemia , diverticulosis , gi bleeding , meckel's diverticulum , diverticulum (mollusc) , gastric polyp , endoscopy , surgery , colorectal cancer , cancer
Gastrointestinal bleeding in individuals with T urner syndrome is relatively rare and there have been only a handful of reported cases in the literature. Here, we present two patients with T urner syndrome who were evaluated for obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. Our first patient presented with iron deficiency anemia and the work‐up for a possible gastrointestinal bleed was pertinent only for polyps and a non‐bleeding vein in the colon seen on colonoscopy. Our second patient had a history of unexplained recurrent melena and iron deficiency anemia, with previously normal esophagogastroduodenoscopies, colonoscopies and a M eckel's diverticulum scan. Both patients were subsequently diagnosed with gastrointestinal vascular malformations via capsule endoscopy.