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Polypoid angiodysplasia: an unusual cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding

L’angiodysplasie sous forme de polype: une cause inhabituelle de l’hémorragie gastro-intestinale basse

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Abstract

Angiodysplasia is one of the most leading causes of lower gastrointestinal bleeding in elderly patients. Polypoid angiodysplasia is extremely rare; however, in the literature, a few cases have been reported as single polypoid lesion from Eastern countries. The lesions in our case were multiple polypoid, octopus-like, and were associated with diverticula. We managed to remove the polypoid angiodysplasia using snare polypectomy. This is the first reported case of multiple polypoid angiodysplasia associated with diverticula.

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L’angiodysplasie est l’une des causes principales de l’hémorragie gastro-intestinale basse chez les patients âgés. L’angiodysplasie sous forme de polype est extrêmement rare; cependant, dans la littérature, certains cas sous forme de polype simple ont été signalés en provenance des pays orientaux. Les lésions dans nos cas étaient multiples, sous forme de polype, ayant une apparence de pieuvre, et cela était lié au diverticule. Nous avons réussi à éliminer l’angiodysplasie sous forme de polype dans un piège à polypectomie. Ceci est le premier compte rendu démontrant que plusieurs angiodysplasies sous forme de polype lié au diverticule existaient.

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Akdogan, M., Kayhan, B., Turhan, N. et al. Polypoid angiodysplasia: an unusual cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Acta Endosc 40, 199–201 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10190-010-0054-7

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