title: Two cases of ileal dieulafoy lesion with massive hematochezia treated by single balloon enteroscopy.
abstract: Ileal Dieulafoy lesion is an unusual vascular abnormality that can cause gastrointestinal bleeding. It can be associated with massive, life-threatening hemorrhage and requires urgent angiographic intervention or surgery. Ileal Dieulafoy lesion is hard to recognize due to inaccessibility and normal-appearing mucosa. With advances in endoscopy, aggressive diagnostic and therapeutic approaches including enteroscopy have recently been performed for small bowel bleeding. We report two cases of massive ileal Dieulafoy lesion bleeding diagnosed and treated successfully by single balloon enteroscopy with a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Young Chul
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Sang Hyun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Byoung Wook
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Bang
authors.forename: Kye Sook
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Hyung Gil
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yong Woon
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Shin