DUODENAL LEIOMYOMA AS A RARE CAUSE OF GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING IN A NIGERIAN- CASE REPORT WITH PRESENTATION OF

N Nwude1, H Ninalowo2, A Rahman1

  • 1Evercare Hospital, Victoria Island, Lagos State. Nigeria.

Summary

Duodenal leiomyomas are rare tumors. This case report details the successful use of transcatheter arterial embolization to control massive gastrointestinal bleeding from a duodenal leiomyoma in Nigeria.