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Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome: our experience and new endoscopic management.

Medicine
August 1, 2017
Wenguo Chen et al. (8 authors)
Journal ArticleObservational StudyHuman StudyClinical
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to assess the clinical presentation and management of blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome (BRBNS), including the use of iron supplementation as part of conservative treatment.

Results Summary

The study found that iron supplementation was part of the conservative management for BRBNS patients with anemia, but it did not specifically evaluate iron's efficacy or safety. Endoscopic intervention was successfully used in one patient.

Population

5 patients (1 male, 4 females) with BRBNS, aged 16-44 years.

Effective Dosage

Not specified

Duration

Not specified

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (5)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
iron supplementation
decrease
anemia
patients with BRBNS and anemia
-
was recommended
#1
drug hemostasis
decrease
gastrointestinal bleeding
patients with BRBNS
-
was recommended
#2
blood transfusion
decrease
severe anemia
patients with BRBNS and severe anemia
-
was recommended
#3
endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) procedure
decrease
polypoid BRBNS lesions
patient with BRBNS
-
was used successfully
#4
endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) procedure
decrease
partial gastrointestinal lesions
patients with BRBNS
-
was a feasible approach
#5
Abstract

The aim of our study is to enhance the awareness of blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome (BRBNS) through the patients in our hospital and introduced a new measure of endoscopic intervention.A retrospective review of 5 patients, who were diagnosed as BRBNS in our hospital from January 2013 to January 2017, was conducted. Data were collected with regard to demographics, clinical presentation, endoscopic and imaging findings, management, and follow-up data.In total of 5 patients, the mean age was 28.8 years, range 16 to 44 years (male/female, 1/4) with the average initial age of onset 15.4 years. No family history was identified in our group. Physical examination showed multiple cutaneous lesions in 2 patients (40%, 2/5). All the 5 patients had gastrointestinal tract vascular malformations; stomach involved in 2 cases, large intestine in 2 cases, and small intestine involved in 3 cases. Lesions in the visceral organs and tissue were found in 1 patient. Gastrointestinal bleeding was its main symptom (3/5, 60%). Laboratory investigations revealed anemia in 4 patients and abnormality of coagulopathy in 2 patients with severe anemia. Conservative approach was recommended in 3 cases that included iron supplementation, drug hemostasis, and/or blood transfusion. An innovatively therapeutic approach with endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) procedure was used successfully in 1 patient with 2 polypoid BRBNS lesions in rectum.BRBNS is a very rare vascular malformation syndrome with unclear etiopathogenesis and noncurative treatments. ESD procedure was a feasible approach to remove the partial gastrointestinal lesions.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AdolescentAdultEndoscopic Mucosal ResectionFemaleGastrointestinal NeoplasmsHumansMaleNevus, BlueRetrospective StudiesSkin NeoplasmsYoung Adult
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Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy50/10
Quality30/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations15
Citations/Year1.9
Relative Citation Ratio1.26
NIH Percentile58.9%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.50
Weight Score1.50
Normalized Score0.46
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