Multiple large angiodysplasia of the right colon and aortic stenosis (Heyde-syndrome) in a patient with gastrointestinal bleeding – a case report

Introduction: Angiodysplasia of the colon is a rare abnormality, which is diagnosed in 1–3% of patients, most of them asymptomatic. Colonic angiodysplasia can be found with meticulous colonoscopic examination in about 3–6% of all patients with obscure lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Association of aortic valve stenosis and cryptogenic gastrointestinal bleeding from angiodysplasia of the cecum has been called Heyde syndrome, which is probably a rare coincidence according to recent controlled studies. In patients with significant lower gastrointestinal bleeding due to colonic angiodysplasia optimal therapy is YAG…