title: Dieulafoy's vascular malformation as a cause of large intestinal bleeding.
abstract: Four cases of Dieulafoy's vascular malformation of the caecum are reported. Three were associated with massive large bowel haemorrhage, one of which was fatal. The remaining case had a calibre persistent submucosal artery within the caecum that was found incidentally in a resection specimen. This vascular malformation should be considered when dealing with specimens resected for massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Histopathology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Farrell
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Bennett
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D002432:Cecum / Q000098:blood supply*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology