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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2013; 19(45): 8440-8444
Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8440
Ileal polypoid lymphangiectasia bleeding diagnosed and treated by double balloon enteroscopy
Min Seon Park, Beom Jae Lee, Dae Hoe Gu, Jeung-Hui Pyo, Kyeong Jin Kim, Yun Ho Lee, Moon Kyung Joo, Jong-Jae Park, Jae Seon Kim, Young-Tae Bak
Min Seon Park, Beom Jae Lee, Dae Hoe Gu, Jeung-Hui Pyo, Kyeong Jin Kim, Yun Ho Lee, Moon Kyung Joo, Jong-Jae Park, Jae Seon Kim, Young-Tae Bak, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospitial, Seoul 152-703, South Korea
Author contributions: Park MS and Lee BJ designed the report; Park MS, Lee BJ, Park JJ, Joo MK, Gu DH, Kim KJ, Pyo JH and Lee YH reviewed the case and collected the data; Lee BJ organized the report; and Park MS wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Beom Jae Lee, MD, PhD, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospitial, Gurodong-gil 97, Guro-gu, Seoul 152-703, South Korea. l85210@medimail.co.kr
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Received: July 22, 2013
Revised: September 17, 2013
Accepted: September 29, 2013
Published online: December 7, 2013
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Core Tip

Core tip: Intestinal lymphangiectasia is a relatively rare disease. To date, only a few cases of small bowel bleeding resulting from intestinal lymphangiectasia have been reported. Herein, we report a case of active bleeding from the small bowel caused by polypoid lymphangiectasia with a review of the relevant literature.