[Gastrointestinal hemorrhage--angiodysplasia]

Clinico-pathological conference on the clinical picture of angiodysplasia--a rare source of bleeding in the upper gastrointestinal tract. In patients with relevant hemorrhagic symptomatology (tarry stools, anemia, possibly hemorrhagic shock), the diagnosis is established with the aid of angiography and endoscopy. Treatment consists in the resection of the section of bowel involved.