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Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia: Risk Factors and Endoscopic Findings.

José María Mora-LujánAdriana IriarteEsther AlbaMiguel Ángel Sánchez-CorralAna BerrozpePau CerdàFrancesc CruellasJesús RibasJose CastelloteAntoni Riera-Mestre
Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2019)
Risk factors for GI involvement have been identified. Patients with GI involvement and severe anemia had larger telangiectases and higher ESS. VCE should be considered in patients with suspicion of GI bleeding, even if EGD is normal.
Keyphrases
  • risk factors
  • chronic kidney disease
  • ultrasound guided
  • atrial fibrillation
  • iron deficiency