S. Maria del Prato Hospital
Capsule endoscopy useful in diagnosis and follow-up
Published in Medical Imaging Week, August 13th, 2005
"Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by cutaneous and gastrointestinal vascular malformations," physicians in Italy explained.
"A 31-year-old man came under our observation with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding," according to M. De Bona and colleagues at S. Maria del Prato Hospital in Feltre, in a case report published in the journal Digestive and Liver Disease.
"Hemangiomas on his back and the multiple bluish vascular lesions in the distal ileum revealed by capsule...
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Source: Medical Imaging Week (2005-08-13)
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