Dieulafoy's disease: a cause of massive hemoptysis that is probably underdiagnosed.
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.
Kuzucu
Akin
A
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Pathology, and Radiology, Inönü University, Faculty of Medicine, Turgut Ozal Medical Center, Malatya, Turkey. akuzucu@inonu.edu.tr
Gürses
Iclal
I
Soysal
Omer
O
Kutlu
Ramazan
R
Ozgel
Mehmet
M
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