Abstract

  Angiodysplasia is one of the commonest vascular lesion leading to gastrointestinal bleed accounting for approximately 6.0% of lower gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding and 1.2 - 8.0% upper GI bleed. In elderly patients small bowel angiodysplasia is responsible for 40% of obscure bleed while in 10 % of young adults small bowel angiodysplasia is the single most common cause of obscure GI bleed [1]. Jejunum is the most common site of intestinal vascular ectasia followed by ileum and duodenum [2]. By far degenerative changes are considered as the most common cause of upper intestinal angiodysplasia. Angiodysplasia has a varied clinical presentation, from a spectrum of occult bleeding to acute massive hemorrhage. It can also be diagnosed incidentally. CT angiography and endoscopy are the useful diagnostic tools. Therapeutic strategies include or angiographic embolization, endoscopic obliteration of bleeding angiodysplastic lesion and Surgery [3].

Keywords: Angiodysplasia; CT Angiography; Laparoscopic Resection

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Citation

Citation: Jyotsna Misra., et al. “Unique Case of Isolated Jejunal Angiodysplasia Refractory to Coil Embolization Managed by Laparoscopic Resection”. Acta Scientific Gastrointestinal Disorders 3.4 (2020): 11-14.

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