A CASE OF HEYDE'S SYNDROME SUCCESSFZTLLY TREATED WITH ENDOSCOPY

Abstract

Arare case of Heyde's syndrome is reported. The patient was a 71-year-old female. She was diagnosed as having aortic stenosis and insufficiency at another hospital and was admitted due to massive bloody stools. Endoscopy fo the upper and lower digestive tract and angiography showed no alanormalities, and the patient was referred to our hospital. She had another episode of massive bloody stools after 3 months. Vascular octasia was detected in the ascending colon by colonoscopy, and endoscopic treatments were performed. Recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding complicated aortic stenosis and vascular ectasia is termed Heyde's syndrome. The condition is common in Europe and America but is rare in Japan.