Abstract
Angiectasia (synonyms: vascular ectasia, angiodysplasia, telangiectasia, arteriovenous malformation, or AVM) is a circumscribed dilatation of the capillary vessels in the mucosa or submucosa of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
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Pennazio, M., Keuchel, M., Jensen, D.M., Dulai, G.S. (2014). Arteriovenous Diseases. In: Keuchel, M., Hagenmüller, F., Tajiri, H. (eds) Video Capsule Endoscopy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44062-9_21
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