"Angiodysplasia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Acquired degenerative dilation or expansion (ectasia) of normal BLOOD VESSELS, often associated with aging. They are isolated, tortuous, thin-walled vessels and sources of bleeding. They occur most often in mucosal capillaries of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT leading to GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE and ANEMIA.
| Descriptor ID |
D016888
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.907.075
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Angiodysplasia" by people in Profiles.
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Risk Stratification of Angioectasia as a Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Untangling the Spider's Web? Dig Dis Sci. 2019 10; 64(10):2693-2695.
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A pilot study of thalidomide in recurrent GI bleeding due to angiodysplasias. Dig Dis Sci. 2008 Jun; 53(6):1632-5.
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Thalidomide for the treatment of bleeding angiodysplasias. Am J Gastroenterol. 2003 Jan; 98(1):221-2.