Angiodysplasia in a duodenal diverticulum as an unusual cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
The majority of duodenal diverticula are asymptomatic but may also induce major haemorrhage on rare occasions. Gastrointestinal bleeding due to angiodysplasia in a duodenal diverticulum is very rare. We present a 70-year-old woman with repeated melaena in whom the diagnosis of angiodysplasia in a diverticulum of the fourth part of the duodenum could be made by standard upper endoscopy.
Günşar
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Department of Gastroenterology, Medical Faculty, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey. cgunsar@superonline.com
Yildiz
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Aydin
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Ozütemiz
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D000368:Aged; D016888:Angiodysplasia / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004384:Duodenoscopy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D018570:Risk Assessment