Authors: Luc Defreyne Valerie Meersschaut Sofie van Damme Frido Berrevoet Eddy Robberecht Marleen Praet
Publish Date: 2003/06/25
Volume: 13, Issue: 6, Pages: L138-L141
Abstract
A case of lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage in a child caused by an arteriovenous malformation AVM of the colon is presented On diagnostic angiography the lesion was misinterpretated as an idiopathic colonic varicosis because none of the characteristic features of an AVM were present The role of angiography and shortcomings in nomenclature and classification of intestinal vascular anomalies in childhood are discussed
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