ANGIODYSPLASIA

Course overview

ANGIODYSPLASIA IS AN ABNORMAL, TORTUOUS, DILATED SMALL BLOOD VESSEL IN THE MUCOSAL AND SUBMUCOSAL LAYERS OF THE GI TRACT. IT IS THE MOST COMMON VASCULAR ABNORMALITY IN THE GI TRACT. ALTHOUGH USUALLY READILY SEEN BY COLONOSCOPY AND ANGIOGRAPHY, THEY ARE OFTEN DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE IN PATHOLOGIC SPECIMENS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION, HISTOPATHOLOGY, AND TREATMENT OF ANGIODYSPLASIA. IT EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.