Angiodysplasia differential diagnosis
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
Angiodysplasia must be differentiated from other diseases that cause hematochezia, melena, and iron deficiency anemia , such as hemorrhoids, diverticular disease and colon cancer.
Differentiating Angiodysplasia from other Diseases
Angiodysplasia must be differentiated from other causes of hematochezia like diverticulitis, hemorrhoids, massive upper GI bleed, inflammatory bowel disease
| Diseases | Clinical manifestations | Para-clinical findings | Gold standard | Additional findings | |||||||||||
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| Symptoms | Physical examination | ||||||||||||||
| Lab Findings | Imaging | Histopathology | |||||||||||||
| Symptom 1 | Symptom 2 | Symptom 3 | Physical exam 1 | Physical exam 2 | Physical exam 3 | Lab 1 | Lab 2 | Lab 3 | Imaging 1 | Imaging 2 | Imaging 3 | ||||
| Diverticulitis | Abdominal cramps | Bloating | Diarrhoea | Colonoscopy | |||||||||||
| Hemorrhoids | Hematochezia | Anal pain | Anal protrusion | Anoscopy | |||||||||||
| Colon cancer | Tenesmus | Bowel habits change | Weight loss | Colonoscopy | |||||||||||
| Massive upper GI bleed | |||||||||||||||
| Inflammatory bowel disease | |||||||||||||||
| Differential Diagnosis 6 | |||||||||||||||