title: Actively bleeding Dieulafoy's lesion of the small bowel identified by capsule endoscopy and treated by push enteroscopy.
abstract: Dieulafoy's lesion is an unusual cause of recurrent GI bleeding. This report describes a case of actively bleeding Dieulafoy's lesion of the small bowel in which the diagnosis was made by capsule endoscopy, followed by treatment with the use of push enteroscopy. The case illustrates that capsule endoscopy and enteroscopy are highly complementary in patients with small bowel diseases.
authors.affiliation: Centro per l'Innovazione Tecnologica in Chirurgia, Dipartimento di Chirurgia Generale, Oncologica e Tecnologie Avanzate, Universita degli Studi di Napoli Federico II-Facolta di Medicina e Chirurgia, Italy. giovanni.depalma@unina.it
authors.forename: Giovanni D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: De Palma
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Patrone
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rega
authors.forename: Immacolata
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Simeoli
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Masone
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Persico
mesh_terms: D001158:Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities; D002214:Capsules; D020776:Endoscopes, Gastrointestinal; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D002214:Capsules