Abstract
Gastric angiodysplasia (GA) is often diagnosed as a cause of acute or chronic upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGB) and may be responsible for up to 2% to 6% of these cases. 1 Bown SG Swain CP Storeyow et al. Endoscopic laser treatment of vascular anomalies of the upper gastrointestinal tract. Gut. 1985; 26: 1338-1348 Crossref PubMed Scopus (73) Google Scholar , 2 Quintero E PiquÉ JM Bordas JM et al. Hemorragia digestiva alta por malform aciones vasculares gastroduodenales. Gastroenterol Hepatol. 1984; 7: 301-311 Google Scholar , 3 Smith JW Jensen DM. Gastrointestinal angiomas. Source of recurrent bleeding. Postgrad Med J. 1987; 82: 171-182 Google Scholar Moreover, GA may be particularly difficult to treat and is usually associated with a high rebleeding rate. 4 Cello JP Grendell JH. Endoscopic laser treatment for gastrointestinal vascular ectasias. Ann Intern Med. 1986; 104: 352-354 Crossref PubMed Scopus (70) Google Scholar
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