Dieulafoy's lesion
Rectal Dieulafoy’s Lesion (3 of 4)
The identification of high-risk stigmata of hemorrhage enables selective targeting of endoscopic therapy to lesions at high risk of rebleeding. Advances in technologies such as novel mechanical methods...
Rectal Dieulafoy’s Lesion (2 of 4)
Coagulation With Argon Plasma. The image as well as the video clip show retroflexed image. Urgent colonoscopy has emerged as the initial diagnostic and main therapeutic tool in the evaluation and...
Rectal Dieulafoy’s Lesion (1 of 4)
A 62 year-old female who presented with massive hematochezia and who was discovered to have a Dieulafoy’s lesion within the rectum. was successfully treated with Argon Plasma Coagulator APC. Dieulafoy’s...
Bleeding Due to Dieulafoy´s Lesion ( of 8)
Final Status of the Successful Therapy of Dieulafoy´s Lesion (Exulceratio Simplex)
Bleeding Due to Dieulafoy´s Lesion (6 of 8)
The image as well as the video clip show the bands that have been strangulated the bleeding area.
Bleeding Due to Dieulafoy´s Lesion (5 of 8)
Immediately a hemostatic therapeutical therapy with banding was carried out
Bleeding Due to Dieulafoy´s Lesion (2 of 7)
The image as well as the video clip; at seven o'clock it show abundant red brilliant blood
Bleeding Due to Dieulafoy´s Lesion (1 of 7)
This 75-year-old female, has been hospitalized in 4 occasions because of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in a national hospital but it seem that she not got any therapeutical treatment, was referred...
Bleeding Due to Dieulafoy´s Lesion (8 of 8)
Successful treatment of a gastric Dieulafoy's lesion with absolute alcohol. Endoscopic therapy is said to be successful in achieving permanent hemostasis in 85% of cases. Of the remaining 15% in whom...
Bleeding Due to Dieulafoy´s Lesion (7 of 8)
PATHOGENESIS The consensus seems to be that it is caused by an abnormally large-calibre persistent tortuous submucosal artery. This has been demonstrated by histological examination of resected specimens...
Bleeding Due to Dieulafoy´s Lesion (6 of 8)
Immediately a hemostasis was carry out with absolute alcohol injection.
Bleeding Due to Dieulafoy´s Lesion (5 of 8)
The upper gastrointestinal bleeding by Dieulafoy’s lesion is a rare cause of bleeding, it is a massive hemorrhage and it is difficult to diagnose. Endoscopy is the diagnostic method of choice, in many...