Duodenal leiomyoma--a rare cause of haematemesis.
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2001-11-01
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Leiomyoma of the duodenum is a rare tumour. Small intestinal tumours contributing to upper gastrointestinal bleed is still rare. They usually present with malena and anaemia, rarely hematemesis. We report a case of leiomyoma of duodenum diagnosed on endoscopic ultrasound that presented with massive haematemesis.
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Shetty SM, Kalokhe S, Rathi P, Desai N, Sethna KS, Rajyadhyaksha G, Sawant P. Duodenal leiomyoma--a rare cause of haematemesis. Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. 2001 Nov; 49(): 1114-5