Early and accurate diagnosis and selection of appropriate treatment plans are crucial for patients with gastrointestinal hemangiomas

Table 1 Comparison of clinical efficacy of different treatment methods

Ref.	Year	Diagnosis	Number of cases	Examination(s)	Treatment method(s)	Clinical efficacy
Pospisilova et al[4]	2024	Anorectal vascular malformation	1	Colonoscopy, abdominal CT and pelvic MRI, mesenteric artery angiography	Selective angiography + embolization	Good
Shen et al[5]	2016	Colonic angioma	1	Abdominal plain film, barium enema, abdominal CT and MRI, colonoscopy	Laparotomy + low rectal anterior resection	Good
Ganesananthan et al[6]	2019	Vascular tumor of the rectum and sigmoid colon	1	Colonoscopy, abdominal CT and pelvic MRI, pelvic angiography	Conservative treatment	Poor
Neto et al[7]	2017	Anorectal vascular malformation	1	Colonoscopy, endoscopic capsule, abdominal CT	Surgical resection of the affected intestinal segment	Good
Zhou et al[16]	2021	Hemangioma, lymphangioma, and vascular lymphangioma	31	Colonoscopy and endoscopic ultrasound, abdominal CT, pathological biopsy	Selective endoscopic treatment or surgical treatment	Good
Aoyama et al[19]	2020	Small intestine vascular tumor	1	Dual balloon endoscopy	Endoscopic injection of polydocanol into the lesion	Good
Kong et al[20]	2024	Small intestine vascular tumor	1	Abdominal ultrasound and CT	Surgical resection of the affected intestinal segment	Good
Kaya et al[22]	2018	Gastric angioma	1	Gastroenteroscopy	Temporary regression after treatment with propranolol	Good
Peng et al[23]	2016	Mesenteric vascular tumor	1	Gastroscopy, small intestine capsule endoscopy, abdominal CT	Exploratory laparotomy + surgical resection of the affected small intestine and mesentery, followed by side-to-side anastomosis of the small intestine	Good

MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging; CT: Computed tomography.