Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2013; 19(29): 4823-4826
Published online Aug 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i29.4823
Bleeding Dieulafoy’s-like lesions of the gut identified by capsule endoscopy
Lidia Ciobanu, Oliviu Pascu, Brindusa Diaconu, Daniela Matei, Cristina Pojoga, Marcel Tanţău
Lidia Ciobanu, Oliviu Pascu, Brindusa Diaconu, Daniela Matei, Cristina Pojoga, Marcel Tanţău, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400162 Cluj, Romania
Author contributions: Ciobanu L analyzed the capsule endoscopy records and wrote the paper; Pascu O analyzed the capsule endoscopy records; Matei D, Diaconu B and Pojoga C attended the patients; Tanţău M performed the enteroscopies.
Correspondence to: Lidia Ciobanu, MD, Assistant Professor, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 19-21 Croitorilor Street, Cluj-Napoca, 400162 Cluj, Romania. ciobanulidia@yahoo.com
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Received: January 7, 2013
Revised: April 18, 2013
Accepted: May 9, 2013
Published online: August 7, 2013
Core Tip

Core tip: This case series emphasizes the role of capsule endoscopy in active obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, even in hemodynamically unstable patients, because it is able to identify the site of bleeding and to guide therapeutic procedures. Emergency capsule endoscopy reduces the number of diagnostic enteroscopies in Dieulafoy’s-like lesions of the small bowel and colon.