Video capsule diagnosis of intestinal duplication in a 15-year-old patient.

نویسندگان

  • F Torroni
  • P De Angelis
  • T Caldaro
  • G Federici
  • A Pane
  • C Romano
  • L Dall'oglio
چکیده

We report here the case of a 15−year−old patient with symptoms characteristic of intestinal bleeding and severe anemia, who required repeated transfusions. The hematochemical parameters (erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP (c−reactive pro− tein), antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibo− dies, anti−Saccharomyces cerevisiae anti− bodies (ASCA), antiendomysium antibo− dies, and the transglutaminases), and esophagogastroduodenoscopy and colo− noscopy examinations, including histolo− gy, were normal.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Endoscopy

دوره 38 Suppl 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2006