Angiodysplasia or arteriovenous malformation of oesophagus

Definition

Enlarged or widened blood vessels with thin walls that are similar to varicose veins. It can be a source of gastrointestinal bleeding and anaemia.

Also indexed as

Nearby in Vascular disorders of the oesophagus

• DA26.0Oesophageal varices
• DA26.2Intramural haemorrhage of oesophagus
• DA26.3Gastro-oesophageal laceration-haemorrhage syndrome
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified