A rare finding and a rare method: Diagnosis of a jejunal carcinoma by push-type enteroscopy

Only in three percent of all cases the small bowel is the origin of gastroi ntestinal bleeding. Due to its length and motility a complete endoscopical investigation is not possible. Nevertheless when searching for the source o f intestinal bleeding, up to 30 percent pathological findings can be detect ed and treated by push-type enteroscopy. This is a case report of a very ra re jejunal carcinoma in a 43-year-old woman with bleeding anemia, where the previous endoscopic and radiologic diagnostic had not been successful.