title: Angiodysplasia of the stomach confirmed by endoscopy and selective angiography--report of a case.
abstract: Gastric angiodysplasia that caused continuous gastrointestinal bleeding is reported in a 75-year-old woman who had been treated with repeated blood transfusions because of severe anemia. Endoscopic examination was performed and revealed a bright-red lesion on the anterior wall of the upper gastric body. Injection therapy was performed at first, but the follow-up endoscopy showed a recurrent red lesion in same place. Selective angiography revealed a dense stain suggestive of a hypervascular lesion, measuring about 1 cm in diameter. Partial gastrectomy including resection of the lesion was performed. During a follow-up period of more than 12 months, there was no sign of recurrence of bleeding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Eriguchi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aoyagi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology; D016888:Angiodysplasia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000792:Angiography; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013270:Stomach / Q000098:blood supply*