title: [Angiodysplasia of the colon. Experience in 60 cases].
abstract: A review was made of 60 angiodysplasias of the colon (AD) found retrospectively among 2,750 colonoscopies. The most frequent clinical manifestation was rectal bleeding (65%); mean patient age was 63 years. More than a fourth of the angiodysplasias (26.6%) was located in the left colon, as compared to 66.6% in the cecum and ascending colon. Most of the lesions were multiple and less than 5 mm in diameter. Twenty-two percent of the patients were cirrhotics and 15% had an aortic valvular lesion. The most outstanding aspects of the process are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Hospital General Gregorio Marañón, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense, Madrid.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Sebastián Domingo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Santos Castro
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Castellanos Franco
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pérez de Ayala
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Menchén
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Senent
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Velo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003106:Colon / Q000098:blood supply*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Angiodisplasias de colon. Experiencia en 60 casos.