Massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding due to Dieulafoy lesion of colon

Turab Pishori; N. Khurshaidi; S. M. Khan; A. S. Hussainy

Massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding due to Dieulafoy lesion of colon

Turab Pishori, N. Khurshaidi, S. M. Khan, A. S. Hussainy

Section of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical College, Pakistan

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Abstract

A 25-year-old man with massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding underwent emergency mesenteric angiography. An actively bleeding lesion was found in the cecum. Right hemicolectomy was performed. Histology revealed a Dieulafoy lesion of the cecum. This is an extremely rare lesion responsible for massive lower GI bleeding.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	66-67
Number of pages	2
Journal	Indian Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume	22
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - Mar 2003

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Massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding due to Dieulafoy lesion of colon

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