[Thalidomide therapy for gastrointestinal angiodysplasia].
Patients with obscure recurrent intestinal bleeding refractory to standard treatment are a major clinical challenge. The bleeding is often a result of angiodysplasia. Most patients undergo numerous diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. In this article we present two cases with no response to standard treatment, but who were successfully treated with Thalidomide.
Bélard
Erika
E
Hvidovre Hospital, Gastroenheden, Medicinsk Afsnit, Denmark. erika_belard@hotmail.com
Foss
Catherine H
CH
Christensen
Lisbeth Ambrosius
LA
Schmidt
Palle
P
Nøjgaard
Camilla
C
D016888:Angiodysplasia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D013792:Thalidomide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors; D013792:Thalidomide