Chronic gastrointestinal bleeding caused by a Dieulafoy’s lesion in the small intestine: a case report

Abstract Introduction Dieulafoy’s lesion, first found by Paul Georges Dieulafoy, is an infrequent but important cause of recurrent upper gastrointestinal bleeding. The bleeding is usually severe, but patients rarely present with chronic, occult gastrointestinal bleeding. Case presentation In this ar...

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Autores principales:	Javad Salimi, Mohamad Behzadi, Alireza Ramandi, Mehdi Jafarinia, Hamid Zand, Mohammad Pirouzian
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Publicado:	BMC 2021
Materias:	Dieulafoy’s lesion Gastrointestinal bleeding Surgery Small bowel Case report Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:10c80bcf6e154287bb5986b54e96302e2021-11-08T11:13:51ZChronic gastrointestinal bleeding caused by a Dieulafoy’s lesion in the small intestine: a case report10.1186/s13256-021-03121-91752-1947https://doaj.org/article/10c80bcf6e154287bb5986b54e96302e2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-021-03121-9https://doaj.org/toc/1752-1947Abstract Introduction Dieulafoy’s lesion, first found by Paul Georges Dieulafoy, is an infrequent but important cause of recurrent upper gastrointestinal bleeding. The bleeding is usually severe, but patients rarely present with chronic, occult gastrointestinal bleeding. Case presentation In this article, we discuss the case of a 68-year-old caucasian man with a history of recurrent hematemesis and chronic anemia with evidence of extravasation of contrast in the lumen of the bowel loop on computed tomography angiography. The patient was taken to the operating room, and a laparotomy procedure was performed. Conclusion Due to the infrequency of Dieulafoy’s lesion compared with other causes of gastrointestinal bleeding, it is often missed in the process of differential diagnosis. In this article, we have demonstrated the importance of this disease and different approaches to the treatment of this lesion, considering the location of the lesion among other factors.Javad SalimiMohamad BehzadiAlireza RamandiMehdi JafariniaHamid ZandMohammad PirouzianBMCarticleDieulafoy’s lesionGastrointestinal bleedingSurgerySmall bowelCase reportMedicineRENJournal of Medical Case Reports, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-5 (2021)
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topic	Dieulafoy’s lesion Gastrointestinal bleeding Surgery Small bowel Case report Medicine R
spellingShingle	Dieulafoy’s lesion Gastrointestinal bleeding Surgery Small bowel Case report Medicine R Javad Salimi Mohamad Behzadi Alireza Ramandi Mehdi Jafarinia Hamid Zand Mohammad Pirouzian Chronic gastrointestinal bleeding caused by a Dieulafoy’s lesion in the small intestine: a case report
description	Abstract Introduction Dieulafoy’s lesion, first found by Paul Georges Dieulafoy, is an infrequent but important cause of recurrent upper gastrointestinal bleeding. The bleeding is usually severe, but patients rarely present with chronic, occult gastrointestinal bleeding. Case presentation In this article, we discuss the case of a 68-year-old caucasian man with a history of recurrent hematemesis and chronic anemia with evidence of extravasation of contrast in the lumen of the bowel loop on computed tomography angiography. The patient was taken to the operating room, and a laparotomy procedure was performed. Conclusion Due to the infrequency of Dieulafoy’s lesion compared with other causes of gastrointestinal bleeding, it is often missed in the process of differential diagnosis. In this article, we have demonstrated the importance of this disease and different approaches to the treatment of this lesion, considering the location of the lesion among other factors.
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author	Javad Salimi Mohamad Behzadi Alireza Ramandi Mehdi Jafarinia Hamid Zand Mohammad Pirouzian
author_facet	Javad Salimi Mohamad Behzadi Alireza Ramandi Mehdi Jafarinia Hamid Zand Mohammad Pirouzian
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title	Chronic gastrointestinal bleeding caused by a Dieulafoy’s lesion in the small intestine: a case report
title_short	Chronic gastrointestinal bleeding caused by a Dieulafoy’s lesion in the small intestine: a case report
title_full	Chronic gastrointestinal bleeding caused by a Dieulafoy’s lesion in the small intestine: a case report
title_fullStr	Chronic gastrointestinal bleeding caused by a Dieulafoy’s lesion in the small intestine: a case report
title_full_unstemmed	Chronic gastrointestinal bleeding caused by a Dieulafoy’s lesion in the small intestine: a case report
title_sort	chronic gastrointestinal bleeding caused by a dieulafoy’s lesion in the small intestine: a case report
publisher	BMC
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/10c80bcf6e154287bb5986b54e96302e
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Chronic gastrointestinal bleeding caused by a Dieulafoy’s lesion in the small intestine: a case report

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