Definition : Degenerative, acquired lesions consisting of distorted, dilated, thin-walled vessels
lined by vascular endothelium. This pathological state is seen especially in the gastrointestinal
tract and is frequently a cause of upper and lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage in
the elderly. [MeSH];
Degenerative, acquired lesions consisting of distorted, dilated, thin-walled vessels
lined by vascular endothelium. This pathological state is seen especially in the gastrointestinal
tract and is frequently a cause of upper and lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage in
the elderly. [MeSH]