Actively bleeding Dieulafoy's lesion of the small bowel identified by capsule endoscopy and treated by push enteroscopy.
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.
De Palma
Giovanni D
GD
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
Patrone
Francesco
F
Rega
Maria
M
Simeoli
Immacolata
I
Masone
Stefania
S
Persico
Giovanni
G
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
D002214:Capsules