Presentation
Holleran G...McNamara D 2016 35 Thalidomide for the treatment of angiodysplasia in a patient with acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage. ( 26791122 ) Bond A...Ahmed W 2016 36 Analysis of risk factor and clinical characteristics of angiodysplasia presenting [malacards.org]
Signs and symptoms [ edit ] Although some cases present with black, tarry stool ( melena ), the blood loss can be subtle, with the anemia symptoms predominating. Fecal occult blood testing is positive when bleeding is active. [en.wikipedia.org]
Treatment
We analysed number of treatment, recurrence, hospital discharge, needs of blood transfusions before and after endoscopic treatment. Number of treatment was the same in both groups (1,2 0,2 vs 1,1 0,1, P 0,001). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Endoscopic treatment is an initial possibility, where cautery or argon plasma coagulation (APC) treatment is applied through the endoscope. [en.wikipedia.org]
These findings may teach us what would be the best treatment such as LTP. [bloodjournal.org]
Pathophysiology
Pathophysiology [ edit ] Histologically, it resembles telangiectasia and development is related to age and strain on the bowel wall. [1] It is a degenerative lesion, acquired, probably resulting from chronic and intermittent contraction of the colon that [en.wikipedia.org]
Prevention
"Long-term efficacy of octreotide in the prevention of recurrent bleeding from gastrointestinal angiodysplasia". Am. J. Gastroenterol. 102 (2): 254–60. doi : 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01053.x. PMID 17311647. Shurafa M, Kamboj G (2003). [en.wikipedia.org]