[Difficult digestive hemorrhage: angiodysplasia].
The authors report 7 cases of ileal and colonic angiodysplasia observed over a 3 year period (1992-1994). After a review of literature concerning etiology, pathology, diagnosis, and treatment emphasize the use of angiography for preoperatory diagnosis an intraoperatory localization of the lesion when this one is localized in the ileum. After review of usefull therapies, they stress the role of surgery as the most used therapy and only really complete.
Cristin
A
A
II Divisione di Chirurgia Generale e d'Urgenza, Azienda Ospedaliera Santa Maria della Misericordia, Udine.
Siliotto
G
G
Bernardi
S
S
Conte
A
A
Snidero
D
D
Digito
F
F
Gasparini
D
D
Collini
G
G
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016888:Angiodysplasia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged