Appendiceal bleeding caused by angiodysplasia: A case report and review of literature

Table 1 Clinical presentation and treatment of appendiceal bleeding reported in the English literature from the year 2000 onwards

Ref.	Age/sex	Presenting symptom	Diagnostic method	Pathological finding	Treatment
Jiao et al[4], 2025	24/M	Hematochezia	Endoscopy	Appendiceal ulcer	Appendectomy
Tabcheh et al[5], 2024	79/F	Hematochezia	Endoscopy	Appendiceal ulcer	Appendectomy
Ma and Du[6], 2024	33/F	Hematochezia	Endoscopy	Appendiceal angiodysplasia	Appendectomy
Ma et al[29], 2024	33/M	Hematochezia	Endoscopy	Unknown	Appendectomy
Ikehata et al[7], 2025	35/F	Hematochezia	Endoscopy	Appendiceal ulcer	Appendectomy
Siddiqui et al[27], 2024	42/M	Melena	Computed tomography angiography	Unknown	Conservative management
Dung et al[2], 2023	32/M	Hematochezia	Endoscopy	Appendiceal ulcer	Appendectomy
Xing et al[8], 2023	63/M	Hematochezia	Endoscopy	Appendiceal angiodysplasia	Appendectomy
Xing et al[8], 2023	33/M	Hematochezia	Endoscopy	Appendiceal angiodysplasia	Appendectomy
Xing et al[8], 2023	48/M	Melena	Endoscopy	Appendiceal ulcer	Appendectomy
Xing et al[8], 2023	67/M	Hematochezia	Endoscopy	Post-appendectomy	Colonoscopic clipping
Xing et al[8], 2023	42/M	Melena	Endoscopy	Unknown	Conservative management
Xing et al[8], 2023	38/M	Hematochezia	Endoscopy	Unknown	Conservative management
Nakashima et al[9], 2023	71/M	Hematochezia	Endoscopy	Appendiceal diverticulum	Colonoscopic clipping failed, appendectomy
Zhou et al[10], 2022	32/M	Hematochezia	Endoscopy	Dieulafoy’s lesion	Appendectomy
Liu et al[11], 2022	32/M	Hematochezia	Endoscopy	Appendiceal ulcer	Appendectomy
Karatas et al[12], 2022	88/M	Hematochezia	Endoscopy	Appendiceal mucinous adenoma	Appendectomy
Maeda et al[33], 2021	90/M	Melena	Endoscopy	Unknown	Appendectomy
Smith et al[26], 2021	67/M	Hematochezia	DSA	Unknown	Conservative management failed, embolization failed, appendectomy
Murakami et al[31], 2021	54/M	Hematochezia	Endoscopy	Unknown	Appendectomy
Wijayaratne et al[13], 2021	73/M	Hematochezia	Endoscopy	Appendiceal mucinous adenoma	Appendectomy
Ahn et al[14], 2021	82/M	Hematochezia	Endoscopy	Acute eosinophilic appendicitis	Laparoscopic partial cectomy
Xue et al[15], 2020	21/F	Hematochezia	Endoscopy	Dieulafoy’s lesion	Appendectomy
Kim et al[32], 2019	44/M	Hematochezia	Endoscopy	Unknown	Appendectomy
Ogawa et al[16], 2018	63/M	Hematochezia	Endoscopy	Appendiceal diverticulum	Appendectomy
Song et al[28], 2016	54/M	Hematochezia	Endoscopy	Unknown	Intra-appendiceal stent insertion and detachable snare wrapping
Choi et al[17], 2016	72/M	Hematochezia	Endoscopy	Appendiceal angiodysplasia	Appendectomy
Reynolds et al[18], 2015	68/M	Hematochezia	Endoscopy	Dieulafoy’s lesion	Appendectomy
Gu et al[19], 2013	41/M	Melena	Endoscopy	Appendiceal angiodysplasia	Appendectomy
Chung and Kim[3], 2011	70/M	Hematochezia	Endoscopy	Unknown	Colonoscopic clipping
Chiang et al[20], 2011	25/M	Hematochezia	Endoscopy	Appendiceal ulcer	Appendectomy
Chung and Gao[21], 2011	33/M	Hematochezia	Endoscopy	Appendiceal mucosal erosion	Appendectomy
Park et al[22], 2010	44/M	Hematochezia	Endoscopy	Appendiceal angiodysplasia	Colonoscopic clipping
Park et al[22], 2010	34/M	Melena	Endoscopy	Unknown	Colonoscopic clipping
Baek et al[23], 2009	42/M	Hematochezia	Endoscopy	Appendiceal mucosal erosion	Appendectomy
Kim et al[24], 2007	56/M	Hematochezia	Endoscopy	Gastrointestinal stromal tumor	Right hemicolectomy + appendectomy
Kyokane et al[25], 2001	76/F	Hematochezia	DSA	Appendiceal angiodysplasia	Embolisation, appendectomy
Current case	28/M	Hematochezia	Endoscopy	Appendiceal angiodysplasia	Appendectomy

DSA: Digital subtraction angiography; F: Female; M: Male.