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Here, we describe a 14-year-old boy with a cavernous hemangioma and bleeding at the junction of the jejunum and ileum.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Case summary<\/jats:title><jats:p>The patient presented with clinical manifestations including melena, dizziness, fatigue, pale complexion, and shock. Abdominal contrast-enhanced computed tomography identified a hyperdense lesion within the small bowel lumen. Digital subtraction angiography (DSA) revealed aneurysmal changes in the mid-to-lower abdominal branches of the ileojejunal artery, which were suggestive of a hemorrhage originating from a small intestinal hemangioma. However, subsequent DSA-guided interventional embolization failed to achieve hemostasis. Following a hospital-wide multidisciplinary consultation, a laparoscopic exploration was conducted. During the procedure, a 1.5\u2005cm\u2009\u00d7\u20091.5\u2005cm mass was detected at the ileojejunal junction and successfully resected. The postoperative pathological examination confirmed the lesion to be a cavernous hemangioma. One week after surgery, the patient's hemoglobin level increased to 86\u2005g\/L, with no recurrence of bloody stools. At the 1-month follow-up, no signs of disease recurrence were observed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>This case report presents significant clinical implications for the diagnosis and management of small intestinal cavernous hemangiomas in the pediatric population.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fped.2025.1654913","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,12]],"date-time":"2025-09-12T05:37:46Z","timestamp":1757655466000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["A cavernous hemangioma in the small intestine of a teenage boy: a case report and literature review"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Tian","family":"Xie","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yi","family":"Long","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,12]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"516","DOI":"10.4251\/wjgo.v10.i12.516","article-title":"Small intestinal hemangioma: endoscopic or surgical intervention? 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