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 diverticulitis, hemorrhoids, colon cancer, massive upper GI bleed and 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 | |||||||||||||||
| Angiodysplasia | |||||||||||||||