COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF A NGIODYSPLASIA AND CHOICE OFSURGICAL TACTICS

Fifty-five patients (31 males and 24 females) with various localizatio n of angiodysplasia (the region of the pelvis and pelvic organs, trunk , head and face, and the limbs) were examined. Comparison of angiograp hy and computed tomography of the 55 patients showed that only 8 cases (15 %) of arteriovenous angiodysplasia had vascular changes character istic of angiodysplasia in arteriography. Changes of vessels were not revealed by phlebography, whereas computed tomography yielded a positi ve result in 54 cases. Thus, computed tomography, even without the use of contrast intensification, is the main method for the diagnosis of venous-cavernous angiomatosis of organs and deeply situated tissues. C omputed tomography makes it possible to determine the tactic and volum e of operative treatment and to control the efficacy of the applied tr eatment.