Dieulafoy's lesion in the cecal pole diagnosed by video-capsule endoscopy. A rare cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding.
Adriana Ortega-LarrodéLonore Hurtado de MendozaHebert Omar Palomino DonayreSara Mata CasadoJuliana Botero PérezLeonardo Blas JhonSergio Farrais VillalbaPublished in: Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas (2023)
Dieulafoy's lesion is a rare vascular malformation that can cause massive acute gastrointestinal hemorrhage threatening the patient's life. This correspondence to the editor outlines the clinical presentation of a patient in whom, owing to the utilization of capsule endoscopy followed by subsequent colonoscopy, a diagnosis of hemorrhage resulting from a Dieulafoy's lesion located in the colon, a relatively uncommon site, was successfully established. Following intervention involving the application of hemoclips, the patient experienced a favorable clinical evolution.