Open AccessVariceal bleeding from ileum identified and treated by single balloon enteroscopy
Author(s) -
Mario Traina,
Ilaria Tarantino,
Luca Barresi,
Filippo Mocciaro
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.15.1904
Subject(s) - medicine , enteroscopy , varices , ileum , endoscopy , double balloon enteroscopy , cirrhosis , radiology , balloon , surgery , gastroenterology
We report a case of acute uncontrolled gastrointestinal bleeding in a patient with liver cirrhosis. The upper and lower endoscopy were negative for bleeding lesions. We decided to perform the examination of the small bowel using single-balloon enteroscopy. The lower enteroscopy revealed signs of bleeding from varices of the ileum. In this report, we showed that the injection of a sclerosant solution can be accomplished using a freehand technique via the single balloon enteroscopy.