Pyogenic granuloma of the ileum diagnosed by double-balloon enteroscopy

Intern Med. 2014;53(18):2057-9. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.53.2468. Epub 2014 Sep 15.

Abstract

A pyogenic granuloma (PG) is a capillary hemangioma that usually occurs on the skin or in the oral cavity; it is rarely observed in the gastrointestinal tract. We herein describe a case of a 86-year-old woman who presented with anemia. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy did not reveal any significant bleeding focus, but capsule endoscopy revealed a bleeding focus in the small intestine. We performed double-balloon enteroscopy and identified a 7-mm-diameter, reddish, subpedunculated, hemispheric polyp with a smooth surface in the small intestine, approximately 100 cm from the ileocecal valve. The polyp was surgically removed, and the histological findings were consistent with a diagnosis of PG.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Double-Balloon Enteroscopy / methods*
  • Female
  • Granuloma, Pyogenic / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Ileal Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Ileum / pathology*