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útiloka æðamisvöxt — ADCmeð æðaskoðun
hjá sjúklingum með blóðleka um endaþarm,
þar sem baríum-röntgenskoðanir og
endaþarms- og bugaristilsspeglun hafa sýnt
fram á ristilpoka, sem hugsanlegan blæðin-
garstað (4).
Vegna þess að blæðing um endaþarm getur
átt upptök í efri hluta meltingarvegar, ber að
gera sérskuggaefnisinnspýtingu bæði í iðra-
holsstofnæð (truncus coeliacus) og efri heng-
isslagæð í leit að blæðingarstað.
Ef þessar æðaskoðanir leiða ekkert í ljós, er
æskilegt að reyna að dæla skuggaefni í neðri
hengisslagæð (a. mesenterica inferior), ef
vitað er að viðkomandi hefur poka vinstra
megin í ristli og er blæðandi.
Með æðamyndatöku er unnt að staðgreina
blæðandi poka í ristli í allt að 75% tilvika, en
rannsóknin er á hinn bóginn tilgangslaus, ef
sjúklingur er ekki blæðandi. Æðamisvöxt —
ADC er hins vegar unnt að greina hvort sem er
við blæðingu eða ekki.
Meðferð kvillans var lengi vel fólgin í
brottnámi dausgarnar og botnristils (ileo —
coecal resection), en vegna endurtekinna
blæðinga hjá 12-14% sjúklinga eftir slíka
aðgerð, er nú talið æskilegt að láta brott-
námið ná til miðs þverristils (4). Dæmigerður
æðamisvöxtur — ADhefurekkiveriðgreind-
ur vinstra megin í ristli til þessa.
SUMMARY
Three patients with repeated episodes of lower gastrointe-
stinal bleeding were found by angiography and colono-
scopy to have angiodysplasia of the coecum.
After right hemicolectomy this diagnosis was confir-
med by histological examination in all cases and the
operations resulted in permanent hæmostasis.
The angiographic pattern of this apparently acquired
lesion, its histological appearance, pathophysiology and
possible etiology is discussed.
It is emphasized that the possibility of this lesion as a
source of bleeding should be considered when other
causes of lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage have been
excluded. Angiography is the method of choice to
diagnose and demonstrate the extent of angiodysplasia.
The importance of angiography of the resected specimen
is stressed.
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