Endotherapy for small-bowel recurrent bleeding from a jejunal cavernous hemangioma in an elderly patient

An 83-year-old man, with a history of hypertension, diabetes, and chronic liver disease, presented to the emergency room with fatigue and melena. Blood tests revealed iron-deficiency anemia (Hb 6.5 g/dL). Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) showed a Forrest III ulcer in the gastric antrum and a small, nonbleeding gastric angiodysplasia, which was treated with argon plasma coagulation. As colonoscopy was unremarkable, the patient was discharged after a few days.