Angiodysplasia (AD) is a degenerative disorder in which a vascular malformation extends
to the submucosa, the mucosa, or both. In 1956, Rutter
1
described the histopathologic diagnosis of AD in the GI tract. In 1960, a case of
AD associated with GI bleeding was reported by Margulis et al.
2
The number of reports on AD in the stomach and lower intestinal tract has increased
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☆Reprint requests: Ryushi Shudo, MD, FACP, Digestive Disease Center, Kobayashi Hospital, West 4 St., North 3 Ave., Kitami, Hokkaido 090-8567, Japan.
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