Upper-gastrointestinal bleeding from angiodysplasia of the minor papilla.
Angiodysplasia is an often unrecognized cause of upper-gastrointestinal bleeding, most commonly found in the antrum of the stomach but also in the duodenum and rarely in the esophagus. Small-intestinal angiodysplasia is the source of gastrointestinal bleeding of obscure origin in 30-40% of cases. The diagnosis is usually made by esophagogastroduodenoscopy, push enteroscopy, or selective angiography. We report the first case of angiodysplasia of the minor papilla diagnosed by side-viewing duodenoscopy.
Mabee
C L
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Department of Medicine and Pathology, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus 43210, USA.
Lucas
J
J
Fromkes
J J
JJ
D000368:Aged; D016888:Angiodysplasia / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010183:Pancreatic Ducts / Q000473:pathology