[Gastric angiodysplasia: a rare cause of bleeding from the upper digestive tract]

G Chir. 1994 Oct;15(10):460-5.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Two cases of bleeding gastric angiodysplasia treated with a different approach, on the basis of the endoscopic features, are reported. Arteriovenous malformations may arise from any site of the digestive tract: gastric angiodysplasia represents one of the less frequent localizations, causing 2-5% of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Several diagnostic tools are currently available and the choice of the most appropriate therapeutic strategy depends on many features: site and number of the lesions, patient's hemodynamic conditions, endoscopic skill. Surgery is preferred only when multiple and disseminated lesions within the gastric wall occur or when endoscopic approach fails.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Angiodysplasia / complications*
  • Angiodysplasia / diagnosis
  • Angiodysplasia / surgery
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / diagnosis
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology*
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / surgery
  • Gastroscopy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Polidocanol
  • Polyethylene Glycols / administration & dosage
  • Sclerosing Solutions / administration & dosage
  • Sclerotherapy
  • Stomach / surgery
  • Stomach Diseases / complications*
  • Stomach Diseases / diagnosis
  • Stomach Diseases / surgery

Substances

  • Sclerosing Solutions
  • Polidocanol
  • Polyethylene Glycols