Severe gastrointestinal bleeding due to jejunal vascular ectasia

Hemorragia digestiva grave debido a ectasia vascular de yeyuno

Introduction: bleeding from the small bowel represents 5% of all cases of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding and is mainly due to vascular malformations. Diagnosis is made by capsule endoscopy, although it depends on the patient´s condition as well as capsule endoscopy availability. Case report: a 22-year-old female patient presenting with hematochezia leading to hypovolemic shock and cardiorespiratory arrest, with negative upper and lower GI endoscopies. Given the impossibility of accessing capsule endoscopy, a surgical intervention was performed which identified jejunal vascular ectasia.

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