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Gastrointestinal hemorrhage complicating systemic neurofibromatosis
M M Melin1, R L Grotz, S Nivatvongs
1Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
The American Journal of Gastroenterology
|October 1, 1994
Abstract:
A case of gastrointestinal hemorrhage caused by small bowel neurofibromas in a gentleman with systemic neurofibromatosis is presented. The multiple presentations of gastrointestinal system involvement by neurofibromatosis are reviewed. Early diagnosis and localization of small bowel tumors remains a dilemma. Mesenteric angiography and early surgical intervention are recommended.