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3257435

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-3-8
pubmed:abstractText
The authors reviewed their experience with diagnosis and treatment of lower gastrointestinal bleeding secondary to colonic arteriovenous malformations (AVM). A diagnosis was established exclusively by endoscopy in 80 percent of the patients. Twenty-eight patients were treated by endoscopic coagulation; bleeding stopped after one or more treatments in 67.9 percent of these patients. There were no complications or mortality as a consequence of endoscopic treatment. Surgery controlled the recurrent bleeding in six of seven cases of failed endoscopic coagulation, and in 13 of 17 cases where surgery only was undertaken, for an overall success rate 79.2 percent. It is concluded that colonoscopy can accurately establish the diagnosis of colonic AVMs in chronic lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Endoscopic coagulation is a useful adjunct in the treatment of this condition, and is safe, effective, and leaves other options open.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0012-3706
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
107-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Colonoscopic diagnosis and treatment of arteriovenous malformations in chronic lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Clinical accuracy and efficacy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Colorectal Surgery and Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44106.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article