22nd July 2023

An 89-year-old woman attends gastroenterology outpatient clinic following a recent colonoscopy

An 89-year-old woman attends gastroenterology outpatient clinic following a recent colonoscopy. She was referred on the 2-week wait lower GI pathway after presenting with a new iron deficiency anaemia and some occasional painless fresh red PR bleeding. Her endoscopy report describes changes in keeping with angiodysplasia within the colon.

Where is her bowel pathology most likely to be located?

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