title: Upper gastrointestinal dieulafoy's lesions and endoscopie treatment: first report from a mexican centre.
abstract: The aim was to evaluate the initial success, rebleeding rate, need for emergent surgery, and mortality rates of patients with Dieulafoy's lesion (DL) and endoscopic treatment (ET). Patients with DL from a tertiary center were included. We included 20 patients with follow-up of 90 (60-550) days. The lesser curvature was the most common localization. Initial success, rebleeding, and emergent surgery requirement were observed in 90%, 10%, and 15%, respectively. No objective variables were related with response to ET. In conclusion, ET is secure and useful in patients with DL and it must be considered as the first-line treatment modality.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Gastroenterology, Endoscopy and Surgery, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico.
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: López-Arce
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zepeda-Gómez
authors.forename: Norberto C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Chávez-Tapia
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Garcia-Osogobio
authors.forename: Ada M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Franco-Guzmán
authors.forename: Miguel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ramirez-Luna
authors.forename: Félix I
authors.initials: FI
authors.lastname: Téllez-Ávila