Massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding due to Dieulafoy lesion of colon.
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in English
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| ID: sea-64910
ABSTRACT
A 25-year-old man with massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding underwent emergency mesenteric angiography. An actively bleeding lesion was found in the cecum. Right hemicolectomy was performed. Histology revealed a Dieulafoy lesion of the cecum. This is an extremely rare lesion responsible for massive lower GI bleeding.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Humans
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Male
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Cecal Diseases
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Cecum
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Adult
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Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Language:
English
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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