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Dieulafoy's lesion

Etiology: - idiopathic Epidemiology: - 2% of upper GI bleeds Pathology: - bleed from Dieulafoy's artery - 6 cm above gastroesophageal junction - proximal stomach along the lesser curvature - submucosal arterioles intermittently protrude through the mucosa - isolated pumping arteriole without mass or ulcer

General

upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage lesion

References

  1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 18, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2018