A rare cause of anemia due to upper gastrointestinal bleeding: Cameron lesion

Authors

  • Ismet Özaydın 1Department of General Surgery, Duzce Unıversity Medical Faculty, Duzce,
  • Sami Doğan Department of General Surgery, Van Training and Research Hospital, Van,
  • Arif Aslaner Department of General Surgery, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya,
  • Mehmet Yaşar Department of General Surgery, Duzce Unıversity Medical Faculty, Duzce,
  • Metin Aydın Department of General Surgery, Duzce Unıversity Medical Faculty, Duzce,

Keywords:

Cameron lesion, anemia, hiatal hernia

Abstract

Asymptomatic large hiatal hernias may lead to iron deficiency anemia due to occult and massive bleeding from linear gastric erosions or ulcers on the mucosal folds at the level of the diaphragm called the Cameron lesions. The diagnosis is usually made during upper gastrointestinal system endoscopies. Current therapy includes the medication with proton pump inhibitors in combination with oral iron supplements and in some cases surgical reconstruction of hiatal hernia with fundoplication. We present a case of a 78-year-old woman who was admitted to the outpatient clinic with the diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia without signs of acute gastrointestinal bleeding. She was treated with medication and her follow-up gastroscopy showed a total cure. She is asymptomatic for two years after treatment with proton pump inhibitors and iron supplements. Cameron lesions should be kept in mind as an unusual cause of iron deficiency anemia due to gastrointestinal bleeding.

 

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2014-01-23

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2014)

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