Endoscopic Treatment of a Gastric Dieulafoy’s Lesion
Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is associated with significant mortality and a prompt search and treatment of the etiology is important. Upper GI endoscopy is the gold standard for diagnosis and treatment after initial resuscitation of the patient. In a majority of cases, the cause will be easily ide...
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Surgical Society of Kenya
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| description | Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is associated with significant mortality and a prompt search and treatment of the etiology is important. Upper GI endoscopy is the gold standard for diagnosis and treatment after initial resuscitation of the patient. In a majority of cases, the cause will be easily identified during endoscopy. Dieulafoy’s lesion, a caliber persistent artery in the submucosa, is a rare but important cause of intermittent painless massive GI bleeding. Due to its intermittent nature, it can easily be missed and often requires multiple endoscopic evaluations. We present a case of one such patient with subsequent endoscopic findings and successful treatment along with a review of the literature. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-445bf43db3c247149d2caf9a3759dc732022-12-22T00:38:12ZengSurgical Society of KenyaThe Annals of African Surgery1999-96742523-08162016-07-011328689Endoscopic Treatment of a Gastric Dieulafoy’s LesionSinkeet Simeon Ranketi0Stephen Louis Burgert1Robert Parker2Tenwek Hospital Bomet, KenyaTenwek HospitalWarren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown UniversityGastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is associated with significant mortality and a prompt search and treatment of the etiology is important. Upper GI endoscopy is the gold standard for diagnosis and treatment after initial resuscitation of the patient. In a majority of cases, the cause will be easily identified during endoscopy. Dieulafoy’s lesion, a caliber persistent artery in the submucosa, is a rare but important cause of intermittent painless massive GI bleeding. Due to its intermittent nature, it can easily be missed and often requires multiple endoscopic evaluations. We present a case of one such patient with subsequent endoscopic findings and successful treatment along with a review of the literature.https://www.annalsofafricansurgery.com/endoscopic-treatment-of-a-gastric-dendoscopy; hematemesis; dieulafoy’s lesion; stomach |
| spellingShingle | Sinkeet Simeon Ranketi Stephen Louis Burgert Robert Parker Endoscopic Treatment of a Gastric Dieulafoy’s Lesion The Annals of African Surgery endoscopy; hematemesis; dieulafoy’s lesion; stomach |
| title | Endoscopic Treatment of a Gastric Dieulafoy’s Lesion |
| title_full | Endoscopic Treatment of a Gastric Dieulafoy’s Lesion |
| title_fullStr | Endoscopic Treatment of a Gastric Dieulafoy’s Lesion |
| title_full_unstemmed | Endoscopic Treatment of a Gastric Dieulafoy’s Lesion |
| title_short | Endoscopic Treatment of a Gastric Dieulafoy’s Lesion |
| title_sort | endoscopic treatment of a gastric dieulafoy s lesion |
| topic | endoscopy; hematemesis; dieulafoy’s lesion; stomach |
| url | https://www.annalsofafricansurgery.com/endoscopic-treatment-of-a-gastric-d |
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