Microphleboliths in vascular ectasia of the intestine: a case report

Vascular ectasia is a well-established cause of obscure gastrointestinal hemorrhage. The primary method of diagnosis is mesenteric arteriography, which demonstrates a pattern of blush or intraluminal extravasation, early venous filling and microvascular distention. The most common location for this lesion is the cecum although small bowel lesions also are recognized. The following is a case of vascular ectasia affecting the jejunum, in which undescribed microphleboliths were found on microscopic examination.