Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.  1996 Jun;16(3):475-481.

Dieulafoy - like Lesions of Nontraditional Locations in Gastric Antrum and Jejunum

Abstract

Dieulafoy's lesion is a rare distinetive arterial malformation that can cause massive gastrointestinal henorrhage. Although in most cases the lesion is encountered in the proximal stomach within 6 cm of the gastroesophageal junction, similar lesions have been described in the antrum, duodenum, jejunum, colon, and rectum. We report 3 unusually located Dieulafoy-like lesion, two gastric antrum and one jejunum in patient who had gastrojejunostomy for pancreatic caneer. After a year follow up there was no bleeding episode in patient after endoscopic treatment.

Keyword

Dieulafoy - like lesion; Gastric antrum; Jejunum

MeSH Terms

Colon
Duodenum
Esophagogastric Junction
Follow-Up Studies
Gastric Bypass
Hemorrhage
Humans
Jejunum*
Pyloric Antrum*
Rectum
Stomach
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