Lower gastrointestinal bleeding in a male with jejunal Dieulafoy's lesion after successful surgical resection: A case report and literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Dieulafoy's lesion (DL) presented with small bowel bleeding constitutes a group of rare and potentially life-threatening prognosis. Several case series have described this condition, yet it remains unclear as to what is the optimal treatment and predicted outcome for patients who have been diagnosed.

Patient concerns

We present a 21-year-old male experiencing bloody stool for 1 day.

Diagnosis

Computed tomography of the abdomen exhibited active contrast extravasations and segmental wall thickening in the jejunum, and enteroscopy showed one 15-millimeter sized subepithelial tumor at the proximal jejunum.

Interventions

Due to unstable vital signs he received an emergent transcatheter arterial embolization, and surgeon performed a laparoscopic surgical

SUBMITTER: Chen LY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9276124 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature