Bleeding isolated jejunal varices
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Bleeding isolated jejunal varices are rare, especially in patients without portal hypertension.
This report presented a 51-year old male patient referred for intermittent massive hematochezia, without signs of cirrhosis or portal hypertension. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy were negative for a source of bleeding. CT of the whole abdomen showed abnormal dilated intramural veins in the wall of the jejunum with dilated draining anti-mesenteric jejunal veins. Segmental resection of the affected jejunum was performed.
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