Acquired isolated diverticulum at the ileocecal valve presenting as massive hematochezia: an unusual location and cause of gastrointestinal bleeding

Endoscopy. 2009:41 Suppl 2:E202-3. doi: 10.1055/s-0029-1214858. Epub 2009 Jul 27.

Authors

J Shim¹, J Y Jang, Y Hwangbo, S H Dong, H J Kim, B H Kim, Y W Chang, R Chang

Affiliation

¹ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University, School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

PMID: 19637129
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1214858

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Colonoscopy
Diverticulum / complications*
Diverticulum / diagnosis
Diverticulum / surgery
Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials
Female
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology*
Humans
Ileal Diseases / complications*
Ileal Diseases / diagnosis
Ileal Diseases / surgery
Ileocecal Valve*
Middle Aged