A giant hemangioma of the sigmoid colon as a cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding in a young man

Lucas Fair; Benjamin Gough; Adatee Oknokwo; Ronney Stadler

doi:10.1080/08998280.2022.2101559

A giant hemangioma of the sigmoid colon as a cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding in a young man

Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2022 Jul 28;35(6):852-853. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2022.2101559. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Lucas Fair¹, Benjamin Gough¹, Adatee Oknokwo¹, Ronney Stadler²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
² Texas Oncology, Division of Texas Colon and Rectal Specialists, Dallas, Texas.

Abstract

Although hemangiomas are among the rarest causes of lower gastrointestinal bleeding, they should be considered in young adults with recurrent, painless gastrointestinal bleeding. We present a case report of a 37-year-old man with a 2-month history of intermittent rectal bleeding who had a single large hemangioma in the sigmoid colon, successfully treated with elective laparoscopic sigmoid resection.

Keywords: Hemangioma; rectal bleeding; sigmoid colon.

Publication types

Case Reports