Dieulafoy

Dieu·la·foy

(dyū-lah-fwah'),
Georges, French physician, 1839-1911. See: Dieulafoy erosion.
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Common Causes Rare Causes Under 40 years old Over 40 years old Henoch--Schoenlein purpura Inflammatory bowel Angioectasia Amyloidosis disease Dieulafoy lesions Dieulafoy lesions Osler--Weber--Rendu syndrome Neoplasia Neoplasia Hemobilia Meckel diverticulum NSAID ulcers Aortoenteric fistula Polyposis syndromes Small bowel varices and (e.g.
Small Bowel Bleeding: A Challenging Diagnosis
To the Editor: Dieulafoy's disease is characterized by the tortuous arteries of abnormally large caliber running within the submucosa, which is susceptible to ulceration and bleeding.
A Rare Cause of Recurrent Fatal Hemoptysis: Dieulafoy's Disease of the Bronchus
Peptic ulcers, angiodysplasias and Dieulafoy's lesions also result in gastrointestinal bleeding4,25.
CREATININE CLEARANCE AS EFFECTIVE NON-INVASIVE MARKER IN DETERMINING GASTROINTESTINAL LESIONS AND HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION
First described in 1898 by Dieulafoy, DL was identified in two patients with fatal upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage without ulceration.
A Retrospective Analysis of Cyanoacrylate Injection versus Hemoclip Placement for Bleeding Dieulafoy's Lesion in Duodenum
An initial urgent endoscopy revealed a bleeding Dieulafoy lesion, which was immediately clipped.
An Interesting Case of a 57-Year-Old Male with an Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Obstructive Uropathy with Bilateral Hydronephrosis Diagnosed with Systemic Mucormycosis
Distinctive aspects of peptic ulcer disease, Dieulafoy's lesion, and Mallory-Weiss syndrome in patients with advanced alcoholic liver disease or cirrhosis.
VARIOUS ASPECTS OF PEPTIC ULCER IN PATIENTS WITH LIVER CIRRHOSIS/RAZLICITI ASPEKTI PEPTICKOG ULKUSA KOD BOLESNIKA SA CIROZOM JETRE
The reasons for GI bleeding included diverticulosis (n=19, 20.5%), unknown (n=14, 15.9%), diverticulitis (n=12, 13.6%), ulcer (n=10, 11.4%), tumor (n=9, 10.2%), arteriovenous malformation (n=6, 6.8%), colitis (n=6, 6.8%), anticoagulation (n=3, 3.4%), ischemia (n=3, 3.4%), inflammatory bowel disease (n=3, 3.4%), vasculitis (n=2, 2.3%), Meckel's diverticulum (n=1, 1.1%), and jejunal Dieulafoy lesion (n=1, 1.1%).
Acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding: predictive factors and clinical outcome for the patients who needed first-time mesenteric conventional angiography
The Dieulafoy ulcer is a rare lesion, with obscure etiology, affecting predominantly middle-aged men; in most cases, there is an associated renal or cardio-pulmonary pathology, a history of antiplatelet therapy or NSAID.
Cardiovascular causes of gastrointestinal bleeding
In the group of patients with non-variceal bleeding, 42.8% had bleeding ulcer, while 57.2% had nonulcer bleeding (Mallory-Weis tear, angiomata, Dieulafoy's lesion, malignancy, acute erosive gastropathy, reflux esophagitis, portal hypertensive gastropathy, arterial enteric fistula).
BLEEDING PEPTIC ULCER-TERTIARY CENTER EXPERIENCE: EPIDEMIOLOGY,TREATMENT AND PROGNOSIS
Introduction: Dieulafoy's lesion is a rare and potentially life-threatening cause of gastrointestinal bleeding.
Dieulafoy's Lesion: A Rare Location for Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Aim and background: Dieulafoy lesion (DL) represents a rare, but important cause of major upper digestive bleeding, especially in elders.
Clinical features, endoscopic management and outcome of patients with non-variceal upper digestive bleeding by Dieulafoy Lesion
"I discovered he had a rare condition called Dieulafoy's lesion," he said.
Dubai doctors save elderly patient from rare condition

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