Endoscopic image of argon plasma coagulation of colonic angiodysplasia.
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Angiology
In medicine (gastroenterology), angiodysplasia is a small vascular malformation of the gut. It is a common cause of otherwise unexplained gastrointestinal bleeding and anemia. Lesions are often multiple, and frequently involve the cecum or ascending colon, although they can occur at other places. Treatment may be with colonoscopic interventions, angiography and embolization, medication, or occasionally surgery.
In medicine (gastroenterology), angiodysplasia is a small vascular malformation of the gut. It is a common cause of otherwise unexplained gastrointestinal...
gastrointestinal bleeding Peptic ulcer disease Esophageal varices Gastric cancer Angiodysplasia Intense exercise, especially a high-impact activity like running in...
needed] APC is used to treat the following conditions:[citation needed] angiodysplasias, anywhere in the GI tract gastric antral vascular ectasia, or watermelon...
pylori infection. Other causes include Mallory-Weiss tears, cancer, and angiodysplasia. A number of medications are found to cause upper GI bleeds. NSAIDs...
death. (The singer Maurice Gibb is understood to have died from this.) Angiodysplasia of the colon Constipation Diarrhea Hirschsprung's disease (aganglionosis)...
colitis including inflammatory bowel disease, diverticular disease, and angiodysplasia. If anemia is present, other potential causes should be considered....
Following are the most common diseases or disorders of the colon: Angiodysplasia of the colon Appendicitis Chronic functional abdominal pain Colitis...
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