J Gastroenterol Hepatol Endosc | Volume 4, Issue 1 | Case Report | Open Access

A Rare Case of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed in a Patient with Colonic Interposition

Betty Albo¹, Gustavo Churrango^1,2, Abraham Brass^1,2 and Christopher A Marshall^1,2*

¹Department of Internal Medicine, University of Massachusetts, USA
²Department of Gastroenterology, University of Massachusetts, USA

^*Correspondance to: Christopher A Marshall 

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Abstract

We report a case of upper gastrointestinal bleed originating in a colonic graft. An 82-year-old man presented to the emergency department with sudden-onset hematochezia and symptomatic anemia. He had undergone colonic interposition graft 16 years ago for esophageal stenosis and dilated esophagus. Endoscopy demonstrated a distal pigmented ulcer just proximal to the cologastric anastomosis and diverticulosis.

Citation:

Albo B, Churrango G, Brass A, Marshall CA. A Rare Case of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed in a Patient with Colonic Interposition. J Gastroenterol Hepatol Endosc. 2019;4(1):1055.