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 di...

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Published inEuropean journal of gastroenterology & hepatology Vol. 13; no. 6; p. 717
Main Authors Günşar, F, Yildiz, C, Aydin, A, Ozütemiz, O A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.06.2001
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Angiodysplasia - complications
Angiodysplasia - diagnostic imaging
Diverticulum - complications
Diverticulum - diagnostic imaging
Duodenal Diseases - complications
Duodenal Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Duodenoscopy
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - diagnosis
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - etiology
Humans
Intestinal Mucosa - pathology
Radiography
Risk Assessment
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0954-691X
DOI:10.1097/00042737-200106000-00017