Superselective Transcatheter Arterial Embolization in the Treatment of Angiodysplasia
Acute nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage is a frequent condition associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Angiodysplasia is a common cause of bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract in the elderly. This case report discusses about a
Túlio Fabiano de Oliveira Leite +1 more
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Hematochezia with Colonic Polypoid Angiodysplasia in a Young Female Patient [PDF]
A 18-year-old girl visited the hospital due to hematochezia. Colonoscopy revealed a 6-mm Yamada type II polyp with stigmata of bleeding, and a shallow ulcer on top was found at the cecum base.
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Artificial Intelligence-Based Detection of Colonic Angiodysplasia Can Improve Endoscopic Reporting Consistency. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Background and Study Aims Colonic angiodysplasia (AD) is often found incidentally during colonoscopy and frequently omitted from reports, despite being a key cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Artificial intelligence (AI) may improve reporting completeness.
Kafetzis I +6 more
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Systemic Bevacizumab for Severe Bleeding From Acquired Gastrointestinal Vascular Malformations. [PDF]
Targeted antiangiogenic therapy with systemic bevacizumab for bleeding from acquired GI VMs was found to be safe and effective for chronic and severe bleeding from acquired vascular malformations due to idiopathic angiodysplasia, chronic liver disease, and deficiencies of von Willebrand factor, in a patient population comprised mostly of heavily ...
Ayad NE +5 more
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Small Bowel Lesions and Bleeding Risk in Hemodialysis Patients: A Narrative Review. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Background Gastrointestinal bleeding is very common among hemodialysis patients. This high bleeding risk is caused by uremic platelet dysfunction, vascular fragility, intradialytic hemodynamic instability, and widespread antithrombotic therapy.
Smyrlis A +3 more
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Thalidomide for Recurrent Bleeding Due to Small-Intestinal Angiodysplasia.
BACKGROUND Recurrent bleeding from the small intestine accounts for 5 to 10% of cases of gastrointestinal bleeding and remains a therapeutic challenge.
Hui-Min Chen +24 more
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Klippel-Trénaunay Syndrome With Pelvic/Rectal and Urinary Bladder Involvement: A Rare Case Report. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Concurrent bladder and rectosigmoid vascular malformations in Klippel–Trénaunay syndrome can mimic synchronous pelvic malignancy. Multidisciplinary clinical, radiological, endoscopic, and pathological evaluation is essential to avoid misdiagnosis and to guide appropriate, often conservative, management.
Al Kiswani S +6 more
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Tailored treatment of intestinal angiodysplasia in elderly [PDF]
Background: Angiodysplasia of the gastrointestinal tract is an uncommon, but not rare, cause of bleeding and severe anemia in elderly. Different treatments exist for this kind of pathology.
Raffaele Serra +11 more
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Heyde Syndrome: A Literature Review. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Heyde syndrome, a triad of anemia from gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, aortic valve stenosis, and acquired von Willebrand syndrome, primarily affects individuals over 65. Management requires a multidisciplinary approach, including medical therapy, endoscopic intervention, and valve replacement.
Gupta Y +12 more
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Gastrointestinal angiodysplasias are vascular anomalies that may result in transfusion-dependent anemia despite endoscopic therapy.
L. Goltstein +17 more
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