An Unusual Case of Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a Patient with Coeliac Disease
This paper describes the journey of a patient with coeliac disease who presented with overt obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. Upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy did not reveal a source of bleeding, but an abdominal CT scan detected abnormal lymphadenopathy and a wireless capsule endoscopy d...
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| description | This paper describes the journey of a patient with coeliac disease who presented with overt obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. Upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy did not reveal a source of bleeding, but an abdominal CT scan detected abnormal lymphadenopathy and a wireless capsule endoscopy diagnosed a jejunal tumour, which was surgically removed. Gastrointestinal bleeding is rare in celiac disease. Malignant tumours of the small intestine are generally uncommon, but celiac disease represents a significant risk factor. Wireless capsule endoscopy has been a useful tool to investigate patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e34beab530d34be99567673f4739655b2025-02-03T01:02:35ZengWileyCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine2090-65282090-65362011-01-01201110.1155/2011/634684634684An Unusual Case of Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a Patient with Coeliac DiseaseM. Gwiggner0P. Patel1Gastroenterology Service, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust, F Level, Centre Block, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, UKGastroenterology Service, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust, F Level, Centre Block, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, UKThis paper describes the journey of a patient with coeliac disease who presented with overt obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. Upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy did not reveal a source of bleeding, but an abdominal CT scan detected abnormal lymphadenopathy and a wireless capsule endoscopy diagnosed a jejunal tumour, which was surgically removed. Gastrointestinal bleeding is rare in celiac disease. Malignant tumours of the small intestine are generally uncommon, but celiac disease represents a significant risk factor. Wireless capsule endoscopy has been a useful tool to investigate patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/634684 |
| spellingShingle | M. Gwiggner P. Patel An Unusual Case of Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a Patient with Coeliac Disease Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine |
| title | An Unusual Case of Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a Patient with Coeliac Disease |
| title_full | An Unusual Case of Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a Patient with Coeliac Disease |
| title_fullStr | An Unusual Case of Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a Patient with Coeliac Disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Unusual Case of Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a Patient with Coeliac Disease |
| title_short | An Unusual Case of Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a Patient with Coeliac Disease |
| title_sort | unusual case of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding in a patient with coeliac disease |
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