Two Cases of Bleeding Angiodysplasias Within Duodenal Diverticulum.

ACG Case Rep J

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX.

Published: March 2019

Although duodenal diverticula are relatively common, the bleeding complications from duodenal diverticula are exceedingly rare. We report 2 cases of obscure upper gastrointestinal bleeding secondary to angiodysplasias within a duodenal diverticula. These cases highlight the importance of considering duodenal diverticular angiodysplasias as a clinically significant etiology for upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000000027DOI Listing

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