[Endoscopic Sclerotherapy in Small Bowel Haemangioma. A Case Report]

Florencia Giraudo1, María Laura Garbi1, Martín Yantorno1

  • 1Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos "General José de San Martín". Ciudad de La Plata, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos "General José de San Martín" Argentina.

Hemangiomas of the small bowel are an uncommon and difficult-to-diagnose cause manifesting with bleeding of the midgut. We report an 18 -year- old male under study due to iron deficiency anaemia. A video-capsule endoscopy was performed, revealing multiple raised lobulated violaceous lesions in the small intestine of 5 to 15 mm diameter, compatible with hemangiomas. Endoscopic therapy was carried out using an injection of 1% polidocanol, achieving the sclerosis of the lesion without complications and the correction of the anaemia.