Gastric angiodysplasia--a missed cause of gastrointestinal bleeding

K T Tung; A B Millar

doi:10.1136/pgmj.63.744.865

Gastric angiodysplasia--a missed cause of gastrointestinal bleeding

Postgrad Med J. 1987 Oct;63(744):865-6. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.63.744.865.

Authors

K T Tung¹, A B Millar

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Middlesex Hospital, London UK.

Abstract

We report a case of severe chronic iron deficiency anaemia secondary to blood loss from gastric angiodysplasia. The clinical features, diagnosis and management of this uncommon condition are discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Anemia, Hypochromic / etiology
Arteriovenous Malformations / complications*
Arteriovenous Malformations / diagnosis
Arteriovenous Malformations / surgery
Female
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology*
Humans
Stomach / blood supply*