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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 28, 2006; 12(24): 3936-3937
Published online Jun 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i24.3936
Published online Jun 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i24.3936
Actively bleeding Dieulafoy’s lesion of the small bowel identified by capsule endoscopy and treated by push enteroscopy
Giovanni D De Palma, Francesco Patrone, Maria Rega, Immacolata Simeoli, Stefania Masone, Giovanni Persico, Centro per l’Innovazione Tecnologica in Chirurgia - Dipartimento di Chirurgia Generale, Oncologica e Tecnologie Avanzate, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Napoli, Italy
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Giovanni De Palma, Centro per l’Innovazione Tecnologica in Chirurgia, Dipartimento di Chirurgia Generale, Oncologica e Tecnologie Avanzate, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II-Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Via Pansini, 5. 80131 Napoli, Italy. giovanni.depalma@unina.it
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Received: January 14, 2006
Revised: February 6, 2006
Accepted: February 18, 2006
Published online: June 28, 2006
Revised: February 6, 2006
Accepted: February 18, 2006
Published online: June 28, 2006
Abstract
Dieulafoy’s lesion is an unusual cause of recurrent GI bleeding. This report describes a case of actively bleeding Dieulafoy’s lesion of the small bowel in which the diagnosis was made by capsule endoscopy, followed by treatment with the use of push enteroscopy. The case illustrates that capsule endoscopy and enteroscopy are highly complementary in patients with small bowel diseases.