Open AccessDieulafoy's lesion with intra-abdominal haemorrhage: a novel association
Author(s) -
Cuiping Liu,
Yuxiao Zou,
Li Wang,
Xiaoyan Han,
Lan Bai
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr.11.2008.1281
Subject(s) - medicine , lesion , radiology , general surgery , surgery
Dieulafoy's lesion is an uncommon but important cause of gastrointestinal bleeding, especially with respect to the upper gastrointestinal tract wherein massive, life-threatening haemorrhage occurs from a calibre-persistent submucosal artery. This report describes a case of a 60-year-old man with gastric Dieulafoy's lesion presenting with exogastric haemorrhage, which was diagnosed following a pathological examination.