title: Diagnosis and Treatment of Multiple Intestinal Angioectasias: A Case Report.
abstract: The diagnostic course and management of a severe anemia due to recurrent bleeding from colonic angioectasias have been described. A 63-year-old man with chronic heart and renal failure, hypertension and diabetes presented severe anemia requiring transfusion. Anemia recurred and did not recover despite intravenous iron, folate and B12vitamin supplementation, associated with eritropoietin administration. A bleeding angiodysplasia was finally diagnosed and long-acting octreotide prescribed, obtaining increased hemoglobin levels in the time.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Lidia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Santarpia
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Carmen
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Pagano
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Rosario
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cuomo
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Contaldo
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pasanisi
keywords: Intestinal angioectasias; Intestinal bleeding; Octreotide