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Diagnosis of angiodysplasia on the caudal aspect of the pylorus: need for side-viewing endoscopy

Authors: P. W. Whiting, D. Schache, P. Kerlin

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 7/2003

Abstract

Recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with upper gastrointestinal angiodysplasia is common after treatment. This probably is related to the difficulty identifying all the lesions because they frequently are multiple and can be located in areas not easily visualized with forward-viewing endoscopy. We report two cases of patients with gastrointestinal bleeding in whom angiodysplasia as found at surgical enteroscopy on the caudal aspect of the pylorus that could not be identified with forward-viewing endoscopy. The lesions were ablated at the time of surgery or subsequently after location with side-viewing endoscopy, and no further bleeding occurred.

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Title: Diagnosis of angiodysplasia on the caudal aspect of the pylorus: need for side-viewing endoscopy
Authors: P. W. Whiting
D. Schache
P. Kerlin
Publication date: 01-07-2003
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 7/2003
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-002-4277-3

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