Massive bleeding from a rectal Dieulafoy lesion in a patient with alcoholic cirrhosis
10.12701/yujm.2017.34.1.88
- Author:
Young Hoon CHOI
1
;
Jong Ryeol EUN
;
Jae Ho HAN
;
Hyun LIM
;
Jung A SHIN
;
Gun Hwa LEE
;
Seung Hee LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Myongji Hospital, Seonam Univeristy College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea. dreundavis@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Dieulafoy lesion;
Rectum;
Liver cirrhosis
- MeSH:
Alcoholics;
Burns;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Fibrosis;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Liver Cirrhosis;
Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic;
Liver Transplantation;
Lung;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Rectum;
Renal Insufficiency
- From:Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
2017;34(1):88-90
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Although Dieulafoy lesion can occur in any part of the gastrointestinal tract, its occurrence in the rectum is rare. Rectal Dieulafoy lesions have been associated with advanced age, renal failure, burns, liver transplantation and cirrhosis. Here, we report on a case of massive bleeding from a rectal Dieulafoy lesion after lung decortication surgery in a 57-year-old male patient with alcoholic cirrhosis. Although rare, a rectal Dieulafoy lesion should be included in the differential diagnosis of massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding in a patient with cirrhosis.
