Two Cases of Bleeding Angiodysplasias Within Duodenal Diverticulum

Although duodenal diverticula are relatively common, the bleeding complications from duodenal diverticula are exceedingly rare. We report 2 cases of obscure upper gastrointestinal bleeding secondary to angiodysplasias within a duodenal diverticula. These cases highlight the importance of considering...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Chatila, Ahmed T., Gou, Eric, Abdulla, Hamza, Merwat, Sheharyar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6658027/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31620508
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000000027
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Sumario:Although duodenal diverticula are relatively common, the bleeding complications from duodenal diverticula are exceedingly rare. We report 2 cases of obscure upper gastrointestinal bleeding secondary to angiodysplasias within a duodenal diverticula. These cases highlight the importance of considering duodenal diverticular angiodysplasias as a clinically significant etiology for upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

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