Angiodysplasia is a common cause of lower gastrointestinal (GI) tract bleeding in
patients older than 60.1 Angiodysplasia is located in the cecum and ascending colon
in 77% of cases and in the jejunum or ileum in 15%. We report an 18 year-old
female with a history of progressive malaise after passing tarry stools for 2 weeks.
The physical examinations implied an upper gastrointestinal bleeding. No visible
lesion was found after panendoscopy and colonoscopy examination.The angiography
was applied and angiodysplasia was identified in the proximal jejunum. We
conducted a segmental resection of the small bowel with end-to-end anastomosis.
The surgical outcome was good and the patient was advised to be regularly followedup
at our out-patient department.