[Exulceratio simplex Dieulafoy]

Langenbecks Arch Chir. 1992;377(3):152-7. doi: 10.1007/BF00184372.
[Article in German]

Abstract

"Exulceratio simplex Dieulafoy" is a rare cause of massive upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage from a submucosal artery. Dieulafoy's disease is rarely recognized. We present 9 cases of Dieulafoy's lesion and have collected 176 cases described in the literature.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Gastrectomy
  • Gastric Mucosa / blood supply
  • Gastroscopy
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / pathology
  • Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage / pathology
  • Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage / surgery*
  • Postoperative Complications / pathology
  • Postoperative Complications / surgery
  • Prognosis
  • Reoperation
  • Stomach Ulcer / pathology
  • Stomach Ulcer / surgery*