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Revista colombiana de Gastroenterología
versión impresa ISSN 0120-9957versión On-line ISSN 2500-7440
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AVILA, Fredy; RINCON-SANCHEZ, Reinaldo y BUITRAGO, Andrea Carolina. Massive Gastrointestinal Bleeding Caused by Multiple Small Intestinal Diverticula: A Case Study. Rev. colomb. Gastroenterol. [online]. 2023, vol.38, n.2, pp.235-238. Epub 11-Sep-2023. ISSN 0120-9957. https://doi.org/10.22516/25007440.944.
We report the case of a 71-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities who was admitted to the hospital due to hematochezia, without hemodynamic instability. Initial investigations, including colonoscopy and upper endoscopy, did not reveal the cause of bleeding. However, the patient experienced increased bleeding, anemia, and hemodynamic instability during her hospital stay. Subsequent selective angiography did not show any signs of active bleeding. In light of the persistent shock, surgical intervention was performed, which revealed blood originating from multiple diverticula in the jejunum.
Palabras clave : Gastrointestinal bleeding; diverticulosis; jejunum; ileum.