Diseases

Angiodysplasia

Acquired degenerative dilation or expansion (ectasia) of normal BLOOD VESSELS, often associated with aging. They are isolated, tortuous, thin-walled vessels and sources of bleeding. They occur most often in mucosal capillaries of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT leading to GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE and ANEMIA.

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Acquired degenerative dilation or expansion (ectasia) of normal BLOOD VESSELS, often associated with aging. They are isolated, tortuous, thin-walled vessels and sources of bleeding. They occur most often in mucosal capillaries of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT leading to GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE and ANEMIA.

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  • Angiodysplasias

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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  • Angiomatosis (1966-1976)
  • Arteriovenous Malformations (1976-1991)
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage (1976-1991)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Angiodysplasia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016888. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016888
  2. Angiodysplasia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angiodysplasia
  3. Angiodysplasia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q539491