Cecal Angiodysplasia in Adults

Abstract

Digestive angiodysplasias are better known since the development of angiography and endoscopy. Their cause is poorly understood. Most are probably acquired and the consequence of age-related degenerative lesions. Bleeding linked to digestive angiodysplasia is often treated successfully by endoscopy or less frequently by hormonal therapy, the effectiveness of which is debated. Surgical resection has shown its effectiveness in significant hemorrhages.