Abstract

Background: Colonic varices are a rare cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding; in addition to that, a clinical presentation with abdominal pain and anaemia remains an even more unusual situation.

Case Report: We report the case of a 64-year-old man, presenting with chronic abdominal pain and iron deficiency anemia whose endoscopic exploration has concluded to the presence of varices in the ascending colon due to longstanding thrombosis of the superior mesenteric vein which was confirmed by an abdominal computed tomography.

Conclusion: Colonic varices are a rare but potentially severe condition. Rectal bleeding and anemia with normal upper gastrointestinal findings, should be investigated with a colonoscopy. Treatment of colonic varices is not well established and depends on the etiology and severity of clinical presentation.

Keywords: Colonic Varices; Abdominal Pain; Colonoscopy

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Citation

Citation: Addajou Tarik., et al. “Colonic Varices Revealed by Chronic Abdominal Pain: A Case Report”.Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 5.11 (2021): 117-119.

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Copyright: © 2021 Addajou Tarik., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.