A Case of Rectal Dieulafoy's Lesion Treated by Endoscopic Band Ligation.
- Author:
Won Min HWANG
1
;
Hoon Seop KUH
;
Tae Hee LEE
;
Ki Se LEE
;
Euyi Hyeog IM
;
Kyu Chan HUH
;
Young Woo CHOI
;
Young Woo KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. green740@dreamwiz.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Dieulafoy's lesion;
Rectum;
Endoscopic band ligation
- MeSH:
Aged;
Arteries;
Colon;
Duodenum;
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Jejunum;
Ligation*;
Rectum;
Stomach
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2004;29(2):99-102
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Dieulafoy's lesion is a relatively uncommon disease which is minor cause of massive acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding. The lesion comprises mainly of an abnormally exposed submucosal artery associated with a minute mucosal defect on the top in the stomach, and it is a rare cause of profuse but intermittent gastrointestinal bleeding. Less commonly, similar lesions have also been identified in the duodenum, jejunum, colon, and in rare cases, the rectum. In this report, 70 year-old man is described, who has an massive hematochezia from a small rectal mucosal defect with an exposed vessel. Control of the bleeding was successfully achieved with endoscopic band ligation. The fact that rectal Dieulafoy's disease is rare but one of the causes of massive hematochezia should serve as a reminder in the future cases in the elderly.
