Diagnosis of a Bleeding Dieulafoy Lesion on Computed Tomography and Its Subsequent Embolization
Dieulafoy lesions are a potentially serious cause of gastrointestinal bleeding. Because they may bleed intermittently, and only be endoscopically evident during hemorrhage, their diagnosis can be challenging. This is the first case to be reported in the English literature of a patient with a Dieulaf...
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| description | Dieulafoy lesions are a potentially serious cause of gastrointestinal bleeding. Because they may bleed intermittently, and only be endoscopically evident during hemorrhage, their diagnosis can be challenging. This is the first case to be reported in the English literature of a patient with a Dieulafoy lesion diagnosed during computed tomography (CT) examination. Reduced acquisition times required for multislice helical CT allow the application of CT angiography in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal bleeding. CT scans are now widely used in the diagnostic algorithm for acute gastrointestinal hemorrhage, and the present case illustrates that with fortuitous timing, they can provide critical information and an opportunity for selected angiography and coil embolization. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8a4d6e513eec4543a00d50da06b48e5e2025-02-03T06:08:10ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002004-01-0118852552710.1155/2004/985603Diagnosis of a Bleeding Dieulafoy Lesion on Computed Tomography and Its Subsequent EmbolizationRobert M Penner0Richard J Owen1C Noel Williams2Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Radiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDieulafoy lesions are a potentially serious cause of gastrointestinal bleeding. Because they may bleed intermittently, and only be endoscopically evident during hemorrhage, their diagnosis can be challenging. This is the first case to be reported in the English literature of a patient with a Dieulafoy lesion diagnosed during computed tomography (CT) examination. Reduced acquisition times required for multislice helical CT allow the application of CT angiography in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal bleeding. CT scans are now widely used in the diagnostic algorithm for acute gastrointestinal hemorrhage, and the present case illustrates that with fortuitous timing, they can provide critical information and an opportunity for selected angiography and coil embolization.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2004/985603 |
| spellingShingle | Robert M Penner Richard J Owen C Noel Williams Diagnosis of a Bleeding Dieulafoy Lesion on Computed Tomography and Its Subsequent Embolization Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| title | Diagnosis of a Bleeding Dieulafoy Lesion on Computed Tomography and Its Subsequent Embolization |
| title_full | Diagnosis of a Bleeding Dieulafoy Lesion on Computed Tomography and Its Subsequent Embolization |
| title_fullStr | Diagnosis of a Bleeding Dieulafoy Lesion on Computed Tomography and Its Subsequent Embolization |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diagnosis of a Bleeding Dieulafoy Lesion on Computed Tomography and Its Subsequent Embolization |
| title_short | Diagnosis of a Bleeding Dieulafoy Lesion on Computed Tomography and Its Subsequent Embolization |
| title_sort | diagnosis of a bleeding dieulafoy lesion on computed tomography and its subsequent embolization |
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