title: [Dieulafoy's ulcer: unusual cause of upper gastrointestinal tract. Our experience].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The authors report their experience about the endoscopic treatment of upper gastrointestinal bleeding from Dieulatoy's ulcer (non variceal bleeding).
  
  
  METHODS
  Report of 5 cases; evaluation of mortality and effectiveness of the treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Operative Unit of General and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgical, Anatomical and Oncological Disciplines. Policlinico, University of Palermo.
  
  
  METHODS
  EGDS + sclerotherapy (emergency room) in all 5 patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  80% successful (stop bleeding).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Endoscopic sclerotherapy is choice treatment of upper gastrointestinal bleeding from Dieulafoy's ulcer, only in well experienced teams and rapidly.
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa di Chirurgia Generale ad Indirizzo Toracico, Dipartimento di Discipline Chirurgiche, Anatomiche ed Oncologiche, Università degli Studi di Palermo.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sciumè
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Vita
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Geraci
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pisello
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Modica
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000098:blood supply*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014456:Ulcer / Q000150:complications*