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Judicious Usage of Estrogen/Progesterone for Angiodysplasia
Author(s) -
Takenaka Tsuneo,
Kanno Yoshihiko,
Suzuki Hiromichi
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
artificial organs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.684
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1525-1594
pISSN - 0160-564X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2004.29003.x
Subject(s) - angiodysplasia , melena , medicine , estrogen , ileum , embolization , jejunum , angiography , urology , gastroenterology , surgery
We recently experienced a case of a female hemodialysis patient with multiple intestinal angiodysplasias. In 2001, she complained of melena, and angiographic embolization halted bleeding from ileum angiodysplasia. In 2002, she again complained of black stool. Abdominal angiography found jejunum angiodysplasia, and pharmacological therapy with estrogen/progesterone was required to stop the bleeding. Ethical demands to develop new hemodialyzers that do not release estrogen‐like substances are discussed.