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Hemangioma of the rectum: how misleading can hematochezia be?
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We present the case of an 18-year-old male patient
that was referred to our Gastroenterology Department
with a history of intermittent painless hematochezia
since childhood. During such instances, he was diagnosed with bowel intussusception, eosinophilic gastroenteritis and inflammatory bowel disease at 4, 6 and 8 years old, respectively. He underwent treatment with
5-aminosalicylic acid for two years, without improvement of symptoms. He was then lost to follow-up until our observation
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Diffuse cavernous hemangioma