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Endoscopy 1990; 22(1): 54-56
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1012789
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A 19-Year-old Female with Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome

Endoscopic Laser Photocoagulation and Surgical Resection of Gastrointestinal AngiomataM. Shahed1 , F. Hagenmüller2 , Th. Rösch2 , M. Classen2 , A. Encke3 , J. R. Siewert4 , M. I. Ysawy1 , M. Al Karawi1
  • 1Division of Gastroenterology, Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • 2Department of Internal Medicine II, Technische Universität, München
  • 3Department of General Surgery, Klinikum der Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main
  • 4Department of Surgery, Technische Universität, München
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17 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

A case of a blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome in a 19-year-old female patient with multiple cutaneous and gastrointestinal hemangiomata is described. Recurrent GI bleeding resulted in severe chronic anemia, which was successfully treated by endoscopic laser photocoagulation and surgical resection. Both forms of therapy had to be repeated 4 years later, the patient having been well in the meantime. This combined endoscopic and surgical approach might also improve the survival of patients with severe GI hemorrhage due to blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome.

Key words:

Blue rubber bleb nevus - GI tract - Endoscopy - Laser photocoagulation - Surgical resection