title: Dieulafoy's disease: a cause of massive hemoptysis that is probably underdiagnosed.
abstract: Dieulafoy's disease is a vascular anomaly characterized by the presence of a tortuous dysplastic artery in the submucosa. The condition was first described as a cause of gastrointestinal bleeding in the stomach. Recently, there have been a few reports of Dieulafoy's disease involving the respiratory tract. Herein, we report 2 patients with massive hemoptysis who were treated with surgical resection and later diagnosed with bronchial Dieulafoy's disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Pathology, and Radiology, Inönü University, Faculty of Medicine, Turgut Ozal Medical Center, Malatya, Turkey. akuzucu@inonu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Akin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kuzucu
authors.forename: Iclal
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gürses
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Soysal
authors.forename: Ramazan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kutlu
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozgel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology; D001981:Bronchial Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome