Dieulafoy’s lesions are rare vascular malformations of the gastrointestinal tract. A Dieulafoy’s lesion is an aberrant vessel that does not reduce in caliber when it extends from the submucosa to the mucosa. Damage ...
BACKGROUND There are multiple causes of sudden gastrointestinal bleeding in children.Reports of Dieulafoy lesions(DLs)in children are scarce.DLs can be fatal without appropriate treatment.CASE SUMMARY We present a ret...
BACKGROUND Dieulafoy's lesion is a rare vascular abnormality characterized by a small abnormally dilated artery that runs a tortuous course in the submucosa.There is usually no ulcer present in Dieulafoy's lesions and...
BACKGROUND At present,minimally invasive endoscopic treatment is mostly used for patients with actively bleeding Dieulafoy’s lesions,,as it has the advantages of minimal trauma,short operation time and good hemostati...
BACKGROUND Rectal Dieulafoy's lesions (DLs) are very rare;however, they can be life threatening when presented with massive hemorrhage. CASE SUMMARY A 44-year-old female with medical history of chronic renal failure w...
Small bowel vascular lesions, including angioectasia (AE), Dieulafoy’s lesion (DL) and arteriovenous malformation (AVM), are the most common causes of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. Since AE are considered to be ...