Colorectal Cancer: Open Access

Idiopathic Colonic Varices: A Rare Case Report

Colonic varices are usually related to hepatocellular, portosystemic or other co-morbid conditions. Lesions of idiopathic origin are uncommon and they present as profuse rectal bleeding or with long-standing anemia. Case summary: Here we described an unusual case of colonic varices presented with minute hemorrhage with stool and had no evidence of any systemic or organ disorder. Very few cases of such lesions have been described till now. Idiopathic colonic varices are very rare and clinically misleading. But a differential diagnosis should be considered in cases where patient presenting with rectal bleeding of varying degrees of uncertain cause.

Author(s):

Abu Taiub Mohammed Mohiuddin Chowdhury, Zhuo Yue, Cui Ying and Liu Min

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