Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.
2002 Jan;24(1):21-24.
A Case of Angiodysplasia Involving Entire Stomach Causing Chronic Upper Gastrointestinal Blood Loss in Young Man
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center; Korea. hyjung@amc.seoul.kr
- 2Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Angiodysplasia as a cause of gastrointestinal bleeding is increasingly recognized with the advancement of diagnostic technique. Most of angiodysplasia occur in old age and their sizes rarely exceed a few millimiters in diameters. Angiodysplasia of the gastrointestinal tract in young adult and adolescent is a very rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding and thought to be a distinct clinicopathologic entity. We experienced a case of angiodysplasia in young man with chronic upper gastrointestinal bleeding and iron deficiency anemia required periodic red blood cell transfusion. It is a very rare case that angiodysplasia involved entire stomach and total gastrectomy was necessary to manage chronic bleeding.
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