Angiodysplasia natural history, complications and prognosis

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Natural History

The natural history of angiodysplasia in asymptomatic people is benign and the risk of bleeding is low. Therefore, incidentally found lesions should not be treated.

Bleeding stops spontaneously in around 90% of bleeding angiodysplasias. However, bleeding can be life threatening in some cases leading to death from hemodynamic instability.

Complications

• Anemia
• Death from excessive blood loss
• Side effects from treatment
• Severe loss of blood from the GI tract

Prognosis

Patients who have bleeding related to this condition despite having had colonoscopy, angiography, or surgery are likely to have more bleeding in the future. The outlook remains good if the bleeding is controlled.