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Diagnosis and Treatment of a Recurrent Bleeding Dieulafoy’s Lesion: A Case Report
Dieulafoy's lesions are uncommon causes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) that pose a life-threatening risk if not diagnosed promptly and treated appropriately. These lesions are composed of enlarged submucosal blood vessels that bleed despite any gross abnormality. Early intervention w...
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2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9802011/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36600857 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.32051 |
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author | Levy, Amanda R Broad, Sierra Loomis III, James R Thomas, Julie A |
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description | Dieulafoy's lesions are uncommon causes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) that pose a life-threatening risk if not diagnosed promptly and treated appropriately. These lesions are composed of enlarged submucosal blood vessels that bleed despite any gross abnormality. Early intervention with esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is necessary to avoid more invasive treatment with angiogram embolization or surgical removal. This paper aims to discuss a case regarding a patient with difficult-to-control recurrent bleeding from a Dieulafoy's lesion located in the gastric fundus of a previously healthy 60-year-old female. This case highlights the need for dual therapy and special considerations regarding antiplatelet medications and supplements when treating patients with Dieulafoy's lesions. |
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spelling | pubmed-98020112023-01-03 Diagnosis and Treatment of a Recurrent Bleeding Dieulafoy’s Lesion: A Case Report Levy, Amanda R Broad, Sierra Loomis III, James R Thomas, Julie A Cureus Family/General Practice Dieulafoy's lesions are uncommon causes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) that pose a life-threatening risk if not diagnosed promptly and treated appropriately. These lesions are composed of enlarged submucosal blood vessels that bleed despite any gross abnormality. Early intervention with esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is necessary to avoid more invasive treatment with angiogram embolization or surgical removal. This paper aims to discuss a case regarding a patient with difficult-to-control recurrent bleeding from a Dieulafoy's lesion located in the gastric fundus of a previously healthy 60-year-old female. This case highlights the need for dual therapy and special considerations regarding antiplatelet medications and supplements when treating patients with Dieulafoy's lesions. Cureus 2022-11-30 /pmc/articles/PMC9802011/ /pubmed/36600857 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.32051 Text en Copyright © 2022, Levy et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Family/General Practice Levy, Amanda R Broad, Sierra Loomis III, James R Thomas, Julie A Diagnosis and Treatment of a Recurrent Bleeding Dieulafoy’s Lesion: A Case Report |
title | Diagnosis and Treatment of a Recurrent Bleeding Dieulafoy’s Lesion: A Case Report |
title_full | Diagnosis and Treatment of a Recurrent Bleeding Dieulafoy’s Lesion: A Case Report |
title_fullStr | Diagnosis and Treatment of a Recurrent Bleeding Dieulafoy’s Lesion: A Case Report |
title_full_unstemmed | Diagnosis and Treatment of a Recurrent Bleeding Dieulafoy’s Lesion: A Case Report |
title_short | Diagnosis and Treatment of a Recurrent Bleeding Dieulafoy’s Lesion: A Case Report |
title_sort | diagnosis and treatment of a recurrent bleeding dieulafoy’s lesion: a case report |
topic | Family/General Practice |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9802011/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36600857 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.32051 |
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