Endoscopy 2014; 46(10): 893-897
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1377530
Case series
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Familial idiopathic small-bowel and colonic varices in three siblings

Paul Boland
Department of Internal Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John’s, Canada
,
Jennifer Leonard
Department of Internal Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John’s, Canada
,
Michael Saunders
Department of Internal Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John’s, Canada
,
Ford Bursey
Department of Internal Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John’s, Canada
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Publication History

submitted 11 March 2014

accepted after revision 21 May 2014

Publication Date:
18 July 2014 (online)

Idiopathic small-bowel and colonic varices are a rare source of bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract. To date there are only eight published case series of familial idiopathic small-bowel and colonic varices. We present a case series detailing three affected siblings who presented with significant lower gastrointestinal bleeding and had multiple varices on endoscopy and imaging. Though not confirmed, consanguinity in the parents suggests an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance. We summarize the literature to date and describe our institution’s experience of endoscopy, diagnostic imaging, and treatment in these patients.

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