Death due to Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Associated with Dieulafoy's Lesion.
10.7580/kjlm.2014.38.3.113
- Author:
Jaehong PARK
;
Hongil HA
;
Minjung KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage;
Endoscopy;
Death;
Autopsy
- MeSH:
Autopsy;
Biopsy;
Endoscopy;
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage*;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Mucous Membrane
- From:Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
2014;38(3):113-115
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Dieulafoy's lesion is a rare condition that may cause intermittent or massive gastrointestinal bleeding. It is characterized by the exteriorization of an arterial vessel into the lumen of the affected organ, generally the upper digestive tract, through an apparently normal mucosa or a small tear or erosion. We report two patients with Dieulafoy's lesions, one in whom the lesion was misdiagnosed as a submucosal tumor and endoscopic biopsy resulted in fatal bleeding.
