[Angiodysplasia of the colon].
Ascending colon angiodysplasia is a cause of colorrhagia, particularly if the patients are more than 55 years old. Therapy is primarily surgical and it consists generally in right hemicolectomy. Two cases personally observed are reported and a survey of the literature is made.
Festa
V
V
Garrone
C
C
Simone
P
P
Morino
M
M
Toppino
M
M
Miglietta
C
C
Casassa Vigna
M
M
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003106:Colon / Q000098:blood supply*; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000601:surgery; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries
Le angiodisplasie del colon.