Massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to a Dieulafoy's lesion inside a duodenal diverticulum

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2017 Dec;109(12):876-877. doi: 10.17235/reed.2017.5200/2017.

Abstract

In relation to the article published in this journal by Valdivielso Cortázar et al., we have recently diagnosed a massive digestive hemorrhage secondary to a Dieulafoy's lesion inside a duodenal diverticulum. This was successfully treated with endoscopy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Diverticulum / complications*
  • Diverticulum / diagnostic imaging
  • Duodenal Diseases / complications*
  • Duodenal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology*
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / therapy
  • Hemostatic Techniques
  • Humans
  • Male