Radiation Enteritis (2 of 4)

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In the sigmoid there are some rest of blood that seem to be melena, radiation enteritis was detected in the jejuno the first lesion was found at 150 cm from the Triez angle and the second 200 cm. In spite of argon plasma coagulation therapy, patient continues with bleeding with melena, and multiple transfusions of blood was performed, the upper endoscopy was negative and a angiotac was done finding two areas of bleeding in the jejuno, patient underwent surgery of the jejuno, a 30 cm bowel resection was performed due to the severe ischemic damage of jejuno with post irradiation enteritis, (unusual case of radiation enteritis)

tags: kolonoskopia koagulacja plazmą argonową

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