title: Massive bleeding from a rectal dieulafoy lesion: combined multidetector-row CT diagnosis and endoscopic therapy.
abstract: Dieulafoy lesion is an uncommon cause of acute gastrointestinal bleeding. The diagnosis is usually carried out endoscopically. We report a 77-year-old woman with rectal Dieulafoy lesion. A recent endoscopic examination missed the lesion because it was small and the bleeding was intermittent. In our case, prompt colonoscopic therapy was allowed after locating the bleeder by multidetector-row computed tomography. On the basis of the success of this procedure, we suggest that an emergent multidetector-row computed tomography could have a role in the management of patients with massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding.
authors: Department of Gastroenterology, Changhua Christian Medical Center, Changhua, Taiwan.
authors: Yang-Yuan
authors: YY
authors: Chen
authors: Hsu-Heng
authors: HH
authors: Yen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003113:Colonoscopy; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed