Angiodysplasia
Angiodysplasia is an abnormality with the blood vessels in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The GI tract includes the mouth, esophagus, small and large intestines, stomach, and anus. This condition causes swollen or enlarged blood vessels, as well as the formation of bleeding lesions in the colon and stomach. The type of angiodysplasia is based on the location of the blood vessel enlargement. Your doctor may classify your case as either colon angiodysplasia (enlargement of blood vessels in the colon), or stomach angiodysplasia (enlargement of blood vessels in the stomach). In addition, this condition can be broken down into the following categories based on location: colonic and gastric angiodysplasia angiodysplasia of stomach and the intestine cecal angiodysplasia duodenal and small bowel angiodysplasia