[Gastric angiodysplasia: a rare cause of bleeding from the upper digestive tract].
Two cases of bleeding gastric angiodysplasia treated with a different approach, on the basis of the endoscopic features, are reported. Arteriovenous malformations may arise from any site of the digestive tract: gastric angiodysplasia represents one of the less frequent localizations, causing 2-5% of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Several diagnostic tools are currently available and the choice of the most appropriate therapeutic strategy depends on many features: site and number of the lesions, patient's hemodynamic conditions, endoscopic skill. Surgery is preferred only when multiple and disseminated lesions within the gastric wall occur or when endoscopic approach fails.
D'Elia
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I Istituto di Clinica Chirurgica, Università degli Studi La Sapienza, Roma.
Lucandri
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Di Giulio
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E
Stipa
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Barreca
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Castiglia
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Gianotti
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Ziparo
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Stipa
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D016888:Angiodysplasia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000077423:Polidocanol; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015911:Sclerotherapy; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery
D012597:Sclerosing Solutions; D000077423:Polidocanol; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols
Angiodisplasia gastrica: una rara causa di sanguinamento delle vie digestive superiori.