[Angiodysplasia of the colon: diagnosis and therapy].
Angiodysplasias of the colon are rare causes of intestinal bleeding. Diagnosis is by angiography or colonoscopy. In 6 patients with severe anemia in whom conventional methods had failed to reveal the source of bleeding, colonoscopy demonstrated angiodysplasias in the cecum or ascending colon. They were treated endoscopically. In a follow-up period of 3 months to 4 years only 1 patient has sometimes suffered occult fecal blood loss, but is adequately treated by oral iron therapy. No patient has had a severe recurrence of bleeding, nor was colonic resection necessary. It is concluded that endoscopic therapy of angiodysplasias is a valuable alternative to surgery with low risk and high efficiency.
D000368:Aged; D003106:Colon / Q000098:blood supply*; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
Angiodysplasien des Kolons--Diagnose und Therapie.