Familial Varices of the Colon

E. M. Beermann; M. B. Lagaay; J. M. van Nouhuys; D. Overbosch

doi:10.1055/s-2007-1018191

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Endoscopy 1988; 20(5): 270-271
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1018191

Familial Varices of the Colon

E. M. Beermann, M. B. Lagaay¹ , J. M. van Nouhuys² , D. Overbosch

Department of Internal Medicine, Rode Kruis Ziekenhuis, Sportlaanboo, 2566 MJ 's-Gravenhage, The Netherlands
¹Department of Surgery, Rode Kruis Ziekenhuis, Sportlaanboo, 2566 MJ 's-Gravenhage, The Netherlands
²Department of Radiology, Rode Kruis Ziekenhuis, Sportlaanboo, 2566 MJ 's-Gravenhage, The Netherlands

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17 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

Two patients from the same family with varices throughout the entire colon and no apparent portal hypertension, are described. One patient experienced profuse bleeding after polypectomy, the other had recurrent rectal blood loss.

Key words:

Colonic varices - Familial varices - Gastrointestinal bleeding - Polyposis