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6608937

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-5-24
pubmed:abstractText
From October 1977 through December 1982, 24 patients with lower gastrointestinal tract hemorrhage were diagnosed by visceral angiography as having angiodysplasia of the colon. Seventeen of them underwent surgery for definitive treatment of their hemorrhage. Five patients had lesions on both sides of the colon, and five had coagulation disorders. Three of the 17 patients with lesions isolated to the cecum underwent right hemicolectomy. The rest underwent subtotal colectomy with ileoproctostomy. No patient had recurrent or persistent bleeding. There were three deaths in the subtotal colectomy group (21%); coagulation disorders contributed to two of them. Subtotal colectomy was universally successful in controlling bleeding but had a significant mortality in these elderly patients. Coagulopathy, especially platelet disorders, was a significant risk factor with this diagnosis. A coagulation panel, including platelet function, should be part of the preoperative assessment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0004-0010
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
119
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
532-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
Angiodysplasia of the colon. A review of 17 cases.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article