Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Volume 7, Issue 11 , Pages e66-e67, November 2009

Endoscopic Resection of an Ileal Inflammatory Fibroid Polyp Using Retrograde Single-Balloon Enteroscopy

  • Jordan H. Wolff

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • William S. Twaddell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
    • ,
  • Peter E. Darwin

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland

published online 14 July 2009.

A 73-year-old woman was referred to our tertiary care center for evaluation of occult gastrointestinal bleeding. After an unrevealing esophagogastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy, wireless capsule endoscopy findings described as inflammatory nodules in the ileum were confirmed with computed tomography (CT) enterography. Repeat colonoscopy with deep ileal intubation was performed, but these nodules were not seen. Six months later, because of persistent anemia, a repeat CT identified a 2-cm polypoid mass in the distal ileum (Figure A).

 

 Conflicts of interest The authors disclose no conflicts.

PII: S1542-3565(09)00661-2

doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2009.07.004

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Volume 7, Issue 11 , Pages e66-e67, November 2009