L’ulcera di Dieulafoy: causa rara di emorragia del tratto gastroenterico superiore. Nostra esperienza
C. Sciumè 1, G. Di Vita 1, G. Geraci 1, F. Pisello 1, G. Modica 1
Affiliation
Article Info
1 Unità Operativa di Chirurgia Generale, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Dipartimento di Discipline Chirurgiche, Anatomiche ed Oncologiche Unità Operativa di Chirurgia Generale ad Indirizzo Toracico
Abstract
Objective: the authors report their experience about the endoscopic treatment of upper gastrointestinal bleeding from Dieulatoy’s ulcer (non variceal bleeding). Design: report of 5 cases; evaluation of mortality and effectiveness of the treatment. Setting: Operative Unit of General and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgical, Anatomical and Oncological Disciplines. Policlinico, University of Palermo. Interventions: EGDS + sclerotherapy (emergency room) in all 5 patients. Results: 80% successful (stop bleeding). Conclusions: endoscopic sclerotherapy is choice treatment of upper gastrointestinal bleeding from Dieulafoy’s ulcer, only in well experienced teams and rapidly.
Keywords
- Dieulafoy’s ulcer
- upper gastrointestinal bleeding
- endoscopic treatment