Incidental finding of diffuse cavernous rectal haemangiomatosis during bowel cancer screening
Abstract Background This case seeks to highlight to endoscopists a rare benign disorder that may be encountered during endoscopy. Clinicians may be tempted to biopsy, which could lead to a catastrophic gastrointestinal haemorrhage. Case presentation A 66-year-old asymptomatic Caucasian male was refe...
Main Authors: | Kushala W. M. Abeysekera, Daniel S. Pearl, Paul Burn, Andrew Lowe |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-11-01
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Series: | BMC Gastroenterology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-019-1118-6 |
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