Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome(BRBNS)is a rare disease characterized by multiple venous malformations and hemangiomas in the skin and visceral organs.The lesions often involve the cutaneous and gastrointestinal syste...Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome(BRBNS)is a rare disease characterized by multiple venous malformations and hemangiomas in the skin and visceral organs.The lesions often involve the cutaneous and gastrointestinal systems.Other organs can also be involved,such as the central nervous system,liver,and muscles.The most common symptoms are gastrointestinal bleeding and secondary iron deficiency anemia.The syndrome may also present with severe complications such as rupture,intestinal torsion,and intussusception,and can even cause death.Cutaneous malformations are usually asymptomatic and do not require treatment.The treatment of gastrointestinal lesions is determined by the extent of intestinal involvement and severity of the disease.Most patients respond to supportive therapy,such as iron supplementation and blood transfusion.For more significant hemorrhages or severe complications,surgical resection,endoscopic sclerosis,and laser photocoagulation have been proposed.Here we present a case of BRBNS in a 45-year-old woman involving 16sites including the scalp,eyelid,orbit,lip,tongue,face,back,upper and lower limbs,buttocks,root of neck,clavicle area,superior mediastinum,glottis,esophagus,colon,and anus,with secondary severe anemia.In addition,we summarize the epidemiology,clinical manifestations,diagnosis,differential diagnosis and therapies of this disease by analyzing all previously reported cases to enhance the awareness of this syndrome.展开更多
Patients with esophageal cancer often require esophagectomy with esophagogastrostomy.However,the incidence of complications,such as hemorrhage,during operations for esophageal cancer is high,even with minimally invasi...Patients with esophageal cancer often require esophagectomy with esophagogastrostomy.However,the incidence of complications,such as hemorrhage,during operations for esophageal cancer is high,even with minimally invasive surgery.Without the appropriate interventions,the risk of major intraoperative and postoperative hemorrhage is very high in patients with esophageal cancer and hemophilia.We report the case of a 45-year-old man with esophageal cancer and hemophilia B who underwent a successful hybrid,minimally invasive Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy with appropriate perioperative management.展开更多
文摘Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome(BRBNS)is a rare disease characterized by multiple venous malformations and hemangiomas in the skin and visceral organs.The lesions often involve the cutaneous and gastrointestinal systems.Other organs can also be involved,such as the central nervous system,liver,and muscles.The most common symptoms are gastrointestinal bleeding and secondary iron deficiency anemia.The syndrome may also present with severe complications such as rupture,intestinal torsion,and intussusception,and can even cause death.Cutaneous malformations are usually asymptomatic and do not require treatment.The treatment of gastrointestinal lesions is determined by the extent of intestinal involvement and severity of the disease.Most patients respond to supportive therapy,such as iron supplementation and blood transfusion.For more significant hemorrhages or severe complications,surgical resection,endoscopic sclerosis,and laser photocoagulation have been proposed.Here we present a case of BRBNS in a 45-year-old woman involving 16sites including the scalp,eyelid,orbit,lip,tongue,face,back,upper and lower limbs,buttocks,root of neck,clavicle area,superior mediastinum,glottis,esophagus,colon,and anus,with secondary severe anemia.In addition,we summarize the epidemiology,clinical manifestations,diagnosis,differential diagnosis and therapies of this disease by analyzing all previously reported cases to enhance the awareness of this syndrome.
文摘Patients with esophageal cancer often require esophagectomy with esophagogastrostomy.However,the incidence of complications,such as hemorrhage,during operations for esophageal cancer is high,even with minimally invasive surgery.Without the appropriate interventions,the risk of major intraoperative and postoperative hemorrhage is very high in patients with esophageal cancer and hemophilia.We report the case of a 45-year-old man with esophageal cancer and hemophilia B who underwent a successful hybrid,minimally invasive Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy with appropriate perioperative management.
