J Korean Geriatr Soc.
2013 Jun;17(2):86-89. 10.4235/jkgs.2013.17.2.86.
Two Cases of Colon Polyp Bleeding With Massive Hematochezia in Elderly Patients
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Daejeon Sun Hospital, Daejeon, Korea. 83hyerin@naver.com
- 2Department of Pathology, Daejeon Sun Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
- KMID: 2015217
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4235/jkgs.2013.17.2.86
Abstract
- The annual incidence of hospital admissions for lower gastrointestinal bleeding in the United States and Europe is 0.02%. Massive hemorrhage from a solitary colon polyp is an extremely rare case. We report two consecutive patients with a single polyp, which was the source of bleeding. The first case is a 68-year-old male patient who visited Daejeon Sun Hospital with the chief complaint of considerable hematochezia. An 1.2 cm colon polyp with active bleeding was observed on the colonoscopy. The second case is a 74-year-old female patient with symptoms of hematochezia. A blood-clot attached, 3.0 cm sized Yamada type-IV colon polyp was examined on the colonoscopy. One case was a sessile polyp, and the other one was a thick-stalked pedunculated polyp. Both types of polyps were supplied with more vessels than other polyps, and both patients were taking aspirin. The two patients underwent snare polypectomy and were discharged without further bleeding evidence.
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