title: [Thalidomide therapy for gastrointestinal angiodysplasia].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Hvidovre Hospital, Gastroenheden, Medicinsk Afsnit, Denmark. erika_belard@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Erika
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bélard
authors.forename: Catherine H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Foss
authors.forename: Lisbeth Ambrosius
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Christensen
authors.forename: Palle
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Camilla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nøjgaard
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors; D013792:Thalidomide