Diffuse Cavernous Haemangioma Of Sigmoid And Rectum (DCHR) Case Report

A 38 years old female patient came to our hospital with recurrent painless rectal bleeding episodes.She reported intermittent episodes of rectal bleeding for about 6 months attributed to hemorrhoids. She underwent a colonoscopy and big vascular lesions with bleeding elements on them were found. There were no other significant findings from the rest of the colon.Gastroscopy and endoscopic capsule were normal The lesion was about 15 cm long in the sigmoid .After a multidisciplinary meeting surgical resection was decided. Pathology of the lesion revealed a DCHR and after the resection she remains asymptomatic with no recurrence of bleeding.

Citation Moutzoukis M, Foussekis F, Lamouri C etal. eP309V DIFFUSE CAVERNOUS HAEMANGIOMA OF SIGMOID AND RECTUM (DCHR) CASE REPORT. Endoscopy 2021; 53: S200.

Publication History

Article published online:
19 March 2021