A Case of Heyde's Syndrome Successfutlly Treated with Endoscopy

Kiyotaka Okawa, Kenji Watanabe, Koji Sano, Naoko Hamasaki, Hiroko Ohba, Tetsuya Aoki, Yasuko Moriyoshi, Kiyohide Kioka, Hiroko Nebiki, Kenji So, Hiroko Oka, Hideaki Yamada, Shigeyoshi Harihara, Yasuyuki Okamoto, Keijiro Nishizawa, Atsuo Kitano, Kenzo Kobayashi

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Abstract

Arare case of Heyde's syndrome is reported. The patient was a 71-year-old female. She was diagnosed as having aortic stenosis and insufficiency at another hospital and was admitted due to massive bloody stools. Endoscopy fo the upper and lower digestive tract and angiography showed no alanormalities, and the patient was referred to our hospital. She had another episode of massive bloody stools after 3 months. Vascular octasia was detected in the ascending colon by colonoscopy, and endoscopic treatments were performed. Recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding complicated aortic stenosis and vascular ectasia is termed Heyde's syndrome. The condition is common in Europe and America but is rare in Japan.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2789
Number of pages1
JournalGastroenterological Endoscopy
Volume37
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 1995

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • Gastroenterology

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