Case Report

Infantile Gastrointestinal Hemangioma as a Cause of Chronic Anemia

Authors: DAVID D. PARK, MD, RICHARD R. RICKETTS, MD

Abstract

Gastrointestinal hemangiomas, though rare, can be an important source of GI bleeding in infants. In the past, diagnosis has been hampered by a lack of reliable methods. With the recent advent of selective mesenteric angiography, the suspected diagnosis can be readily confirmed. Surgical resection remains the definitive therapy; steroid therapy has produced conflicting results.

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