Preoperative Angiographic Diagnosis of Small Bowel Leiomyomas

Abstract
• Two patients with gastrointestinal (GI) tract bleeding underwent preoperative selective visceral arteriography that demonstrated small-bowel tumors compatible with leiomyoma. A review of the material indicates that 42% of patients with small-bowel leiomyomas also have GI tract bleeding. Arteriography is valuable in obtaining a preoperative diagnosis. (Arch Surg 113:643-645, 1978)

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