Angiodysplasia in a duodenal diverticulum as an unusual cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding

The majority of duodenal diverticula are asymptomatic but may also induce m ajor haemorrhage on rare occasions. Gastrointestinal bleeding due to angiod ysplasia in a duodenal diverticulum is very rare, We present a 70-year-old woman with repeated melaena in whom the diagnosis of angiodysplasia in a di verticulum of the fourth part of the duodenum could be made by standard upp er endoscopy, Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 13:717-719 (C) 2001 Lippincott Wi lliams & Wilkins.