[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.
I Istituto di Clinica Chirurgica, Università degli Studi La Sapienza, Roma.
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D'Elia
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Lucandri
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Di Giulio
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Barreca
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Castiglia
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Gianotti
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Ziparo
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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.