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 Diverticulosis, Colon cancer, and Hemorrhoids.
| Diseases | Clinical manifestations | Para-clinical findings | Gold standard | Additional findings | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||
| Diverticular Disease | Abdominal Cramps | Bloating | diarrhoea | colonoscopy | |||||||||||
| Hemorrhoids | hematochezia | anal pain | anal protrusion | anoscopy | |||||||||||
| Colon cancer | tenesmus | bowel habits change | weight loss | colonoscopy | |||||||||||
| Diseases | 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 | Histopathology | Gold standard | Additional findings |
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