title: Massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding due to Dieulafoy lesion of colon.
abstract: A 25-year-old man with massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding underwent emergency mesenteric angiography. An actively bleeding lesion was found in the cecum. Right hemicolectomy was performed. Histology revealed a Dieulafoy lesion of the cecum. This is an extremely rare lesion responsible for massive lower GI bleeding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Turab
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pishori
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khurshaidi
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Hussainy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D002432:Cecum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000098:blood supply; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male