Recurrent Gastrointestinal Bleeding from Dieulafoy’s Lesions in a Patient with Type 1 von Willebrand Disease: A Rare Association

Recurrent Gastrointestinal Bleeding from Dieulafoy’s Lesions in a Patient with Type 1 von Willebrand Disease: A Rare Association

Von Willebrand disease (vWD) is the most prevalent hereditary bleeding disorder, affecting 0.6–1.3% of the population. While gastrointestinal bleeding from angiodysplasia is a well-known complication of vWD, the same is not true for Dieulafoy’s lesions (DLs). We report the case of a 21-year-old blac...

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Main Authors: Mariana Ferreira Cardoso, Luís Carvalho Lourenço, Margarida Antunes, Joana Carvalho e Branco, Liliana Santos, Alexandra Martins, Jorge A. Reis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2018-08-01
Series:GE: Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Von Willebrand disease
Von Willebrand factor
Dieulafoy’s lesion
Small-bowel capsule endoscopy
Push enteroscopy
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/490921

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