Dieulafoy's Lesion of Jejunum: Presenting Small Bowel Mass and Stricture

Dieulafoy's lesion is an uncommon cause of gastrointestinal bleeding. Hemorrhage occurs through mucosal erosion from an abnormally dilated submucosal artery. Although Dieulafoy's lesion is usually located in the stomach, it may occur anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract. We report here o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kim, Jai Keun, Jo, Byung-June, Lee, Ki Myung, Sun, Joo Sung, Won, Je Hwan, Kim, Myung-Wook, Han, Jae Ho
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Yonsei University College of Medicine 2005
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815825/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15988820
http://dx.doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2005.46.3.445
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Sumario:Dieulafoy's lesion is an uncommon cause of gastrointestinal bleeding. Hemorrhage occurs through mucosal erosion from an abnormally dilated submucosal artery. Although Dieulafoy's lesion is usually located in the stomach, it may occur anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract. We report here on a case of jejunal Dieulafoy's lesion presenting as a mass and short segment stricture on CT and enteroclysis.

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