The pattern of angiodysplasia of the gastrointestinal tract in a tropical country.
Angiodysplasia of the intestine was diagnosed by selective visceral angiography in ten of 30 patients from India with unexplained recurrent hemorrhage of the gastrointestinal tract. In contrast with the reports from the western literature, most of the instances involved the small intestine and occurred in the third decade of life.
D002196:Capillaries / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005119:Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D007422:Intestines / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007583:Jejunum / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014329:Tropical Climate