Arterial embolization for Dieulafoy bleeding.
BACKGROUND
Dieulafoy's lesion is a rare cause of gastrointestinal haemorrhage. It has traditionally been treated either endoscopically or with open surgery.


OBJECTIVE
To describe a case treated by arterial embolization.


RESULTS
Initially the patient was embolized with Gelfoam pledgets but re-bled at 7 days, the procedure was repeated with fibre coils, there was no further bleeding.


CONCLUSIONS
Arterial embolization is being used increasingly as a first line of treatment as it is fast and minimally invasive with few complications.
Scaramuzzi
N
N
Department of Surgery, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Winter
D
D
Broe
P
P
Lee
M J
MJ
D000368:Aged; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D016558:Hemostasis, Endoscopic / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome