Dieulafoy's lesion of the esophagus correctly diagnosed and successfully treated by the endoscopic injection of N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate.
Dieulafoy's lesion is an arterial malformation in the subumucosal layer of the gastrointestinal tract that can cause massive bleeding. The esophagus is not a common location for this lesion. We present here a first report of Dieulafoy's lesion of the esophagus correctly diagnosed and successfully treated by the endoscopic injection of N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate.
Yoshida
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Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan. tyoshida@yamaguchi-u.ac.jp
Adachi
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K
Tanioka
Y
Y
Sasaki
T
T
Ono
S
S
Hanada
H
H
Esaki
T
T
Yagawa
T
T
Takeo
S
S
Saiki
Y
Y
Harada
T
T
Okita
K
K
D000368:Aged; D001158:Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004659:Enbucrilate / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000098:blood supply*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006396:Hematemesis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D016558:Hemostasis, Endoscopic / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D014014:Tissue Adhesives; D004659:Enbucrilate