Title
[Cameron lesions: clinical experience].
Other title
[Lesiones de cameron: experiencia clínica.]
Date Issued
01 January 2012
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Clínica Angloamericana
Abstract
Cameron lesions are becoming an increasingly important diagnosis in the evaluation of patients with iron deficiency anemia. We describe the demographic data, clinico-pathologic features and therapeutic outcome of a group of patients with Cameron lesions at a single private practice clinic in Lima, Peru. Twelve patients (9 men) were included in the report Median age at diagnosis was 71 years (range 49-91). Five patients had anemia and one of them had severe anemia. 91.7% of our patients presented with large hiatal| hernias. There were 5 patients with anemia and large hernias. Two patients tested positive for H. pylori. Two patients reported chronic NSAIDs use. Conclusions: Cameron lesions are not an uncommon cause of chronic gastrointestinal bleeding and should be kept in mind in the study of patients with iron deficiency anemia.
Start page
157
End page
160
Volume
32
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Hematología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84875041879
PubMed ID
Source
Revista de gastroenterología del Perú : órgano oficial de la Sociedad de Gastroenterología del Perú
ISSN of the container
1609722X
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