Tokiwa K, Iwai N, Michihata T, Kinugasa A
Division of Surgery, Children's Research Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.
J Pediatr Surg. 1989 Mar;24(3):311-2. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(89)80022-3.
Arteriovenous malformation of the intestine is an uncommon cause of gastrointestinal hemorrhage, and the diagnosis can be made only by selective mesenteric arteriography to demonstrate the characteristic appearance. This is a case report of a 16-year-old boy with arteriovenous malformation of the jejunum causing massive rectal bleeding. We advocate the use of selective visceral angiography for diagnosing arteriovenous malformations of the intestine, even in children.
