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Nojkov B, Cappell MS. Gastrointestinal bleeding from Dieulafoy's lesion: Clinical presentation, endoscopic findings, and endoscopic therapy. World J Gastrointest Endosc. 2015;7(4):295-307doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i4.295.
Nojkov, B., & Cappell, M. S. (2015). Gastrointestinal bleeding from Dieulafoy's lesion: Clinical presentation, endoscopic findings, and endoscopic therapy. World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy, 7(4), 295-307. https://doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v7.i4.295
Nojkov, Borko, and Cappell, Mitchell S. "Gastrointestinal bleeding from Dieulafoy's lesion: Clinical presentation, endoscopic findings, and endoscopic therapy." World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy vol. 7,4 (2015): 295-307. doi: https://doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v7.i4.295
Nojkov B, Cappell MS. Gastrointestinal bleeding from Dieulafoy's lesion: Clinical presentation, endoscopic findings, and endoscopic therapy. World J Gastrointest Endosc. 2015 Apr 16;7(4):295-307. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i4.295. PMID: 25901208; PMCID: PMC4400618.
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World J Gastrointest Endosc. 2015 Apr 16;7(4):295-307. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i4.295.

Gastrointestinal bleeding from Dieulafoy's lesion: Clinical presentation, endoscopic findings, and endoscopic therapy.

World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy

Borko Nojkov, Mitchell S Cappell

Affiliations

  1. Borko Nojkov, Mitchell S Cappell, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI 48073, United States.

PMID: 25901208 PMCID: PMC4400618 DOI: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i4.295

Abstract

Although relatively uncommon, Dieulafoy's lesion is an important cause of acute gastrointestinal bleeding due to the frequent difficulty in its diagnosis; its tendency to cause severe, life-threatening, recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding; and its amenability to life-saving endoscopic therapy. Unlike normal vessels of the gastrointestinal tract which become progressively smaller in caliber peripherally, Dieulafoy's lesions maintain a large caliber despite their peripheral, submucosal, location within gastrointestinal wall. Dieulafoy's lesions typically present with severe, active, gastrointestinal bleeding, without prior symptoms; often cause hemodynamic instability and often require transfusion of multiple units of packed erythrocytes. About 75% of lesions are located in the stomach, with a marked proclivity of lesions within 6 cm of the gastroesophageal junction along the gastric lesser curve, but lesions can also occur in the duodenum and esophagus. Lesions in the jejunoileum or colorectum have been increasingly reported. Endoscopy is the first diagnostic test, but has only a 70% diagnostic yield because the lesions are frequently small and inconspicuous. Lesions typically appear at endoscopy as pigmented protuberances from exposed vessel stumps, with minimal surrounding erosion and no ulceration (visible vessel sans ulcer). Endoscopic therapy, including clips, sclerotherapy, argon plasma coagulation, thermocoagulation, or electrocoagulation, is the recommended initial therapy, with primary hemostasis achieved in nearly 90% of cases. Dual endoscopic therapy of epinephrine injection followed by ablative or mechanical therapy appears to be effective. Although banding is reportedly highly successful, it entails a small risk of gastrointestinal perforation from banding deep mural tissue. Therapeutic alternatives after failed endoscopic therapy include repeat endoscopic therapy, angiography, or surgical wedge resection. The mortality has declined from about 30% during the 1970's to 9%-13% currently with the advent of aggressive endoscopic therapy.

Keywords: Dieulafoy’s lesion; Gastrointestinal bleeding

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