Small bowel cavernous hemangioma as an uncommon cause of iron-deficiency anemia

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2023 Nov;115(11):672-673. doi: 10.17235/reed.2023.9778/2023.

Abstract

Small bowel hemangiomas are benign congenital vascular lesions that can be asymptomatic or cause anemia, gastrointestinal bleeding, obstruction, or intestinal perforation. We report the case of a 75-year-old woman who, after years of study for iron-deficiency anemia, was diagnosed with a cavernous hemangioma of the jejunum by capsule endoscopy, which was confirmed after surgical resection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anemia, Iron-Deficiency* / etiology
  • Female
  • Hemangioma*
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous* / complications
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous* / diagnostic imaging
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Intestine, Small / diagnostic imaging
  • Jejunum