Laparoscopic resection of idiopathic jejunal arteriovenous malformation after metallic coil embolization

Abstract Background Arteriovenous malformations (AVM) developed in the small intestine are rare, and it is sometimes difficult to identify and treat bleeding from small intestinal AVMs endoscopically because of their localization. We present a case of a jejunal AVM successfully treated with the comb...

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Main Authors: Makiko So, Yoshiro Itatani, Kazutaka Obama, Shigeru Tsunoda, Shigeo Hisamori, Kyoichi Hashimoto, Yoshiharu Sakai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-07-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-018-0486-4