title: Angiodysplasia in a duodenal diverticulum as an unusual cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Gastroenterology, Medical Faculty, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey. cgunsar@superonline.com
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Günşar
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Yildiz
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Aydin
authors: O A
authors: OA
authors: Ozütemiz
mesh_terms: 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