Massive upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage in a young man: a case of Dieulafoy's syndrome.
A 23-year-old man was admitted following a massive haematemesis. Dieulafoy's syndrome was diagnosed and the treatment was a partial proximal gastrectomy and pyloroplasty. The diagnosis and approach to surgical management of Dieulafoy's syndrome are discussed.
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Department of Surgery, Repatriation Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria.
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Ptasznik
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D000328:Adult; D004630:Emergencies; D005743:Gastrectomy; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000098:blood supply; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006396:Hematemesis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D013577:Syndrome