Kobayashi Kichinosuke, Yokote Taiji, Akioka Toshikazu, Hiraoka Nobuya, Oka Satoko, Hara Satoshi, Miyoshi Takuji, Hirata Yuji, Takubo Takayuki, Tsuji Motomu, Hanafusa Toshiaki
Department of Internal Medicine (I), Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki.
Intern Med. 2008;47(11):1039-41. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.47.0856. Epub 2008 Jun 2.
Duodenal diverticula generally occur in 2.5% of upper gastrointestinal examinations and are usually asymptomatic, but can cause hemorrhage on rare occasions. The frequency of gastrointestinal hemorrhage in patients with MDS or hematologic neoplasm caused by duodenal diverticulum is not known. Therefore, the correct diagnosis of intestinal hemorrhage is important, as severe enterocolitis may cause a patient with MDS to bleed from the diverticulum.