DIEULAFOY’S ULCER: RARE CAUSE OF UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING. OUR EXPERIENCE

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C. Sciumè
G. Geraci
F. Pisello
G. Modica
G. Di Vita

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.

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Sciumè, C., et al. “DIEULAFOY’S ULCER: RARE CAUSE OF UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING. OUR EXPERIENCE”. Annali Italiani Di Chirurgia, vol. 72, no. 2, Mar. 2001, pp. 233-7, https://annaliitalianidichirurgia.it/index.php/aic/article/view/522.
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