title: Successful Endoscopic Treatment of an Actively Bleeding Jejunal Dieulafoy's Lesion.
abstract: Although small bowel endoscopy is commonly performed, cases of ongoing bleeding from small bowel lesions have not been commonly encountered. In the present report, we describe a case of successful endoscopic treatment of an actively bleeding jejunal Dieulafoy's lesion in a 79-year-old man with persistent anemia and melena. Capsule endoscopy indicated active bleeding in the jejunum. Thereafter, double-balloon endoscopy-performed via the oral approach-showed active bleeding from a jejunal Dieulafoy's lesion, which was treated using argon plasma coagulation and hemoclips. The melena subsequently resolved, and the patient's condition improved after the endoscopic treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Hiroshima City Asa Citizens Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Taiki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aoyama
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fukumoto
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mukai
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagata
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000740:Anemia / Q000150:complications; D057908:Argon Plasma Coagulation / Q000379:methods; D053704:Capsule Endoscopy; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008551:Melena / Q000150:complications; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*