Challenging Diagnosis and Endoscopic Management of Dieulafoy's Lesion-Induced Small-Bowel Bleeding: A Case Report

We describe herein the case of an elderly female patient with Dieulafoy's lesion-induced small-bowel bleeding presenting with recurrent melena. In this article, we describe how the cause of her bleeding was found and how the bleeding was stopped endoscopically. Finally, we discuss the characteristics of a small-bowel Dieulafoy's lesion and its endoscopic treatment.PMID:33876921
Source: Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: research