Turkish Journal of Trauma and Emergency SurgeryMASİF ÜST GASTROİNTESTİNAL SİSTEM KANAMASINA NEDEN OLAN DİEULAFOY HASTALISI [Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg]
MASİF ÜST GASTROİNTESTİNAL SİSTEM KANAMASINA NEDEN OLAN DİEULAFOY HASTALISI
Adil Koyuncu1, Hasan Lice1, Soykan Arıkan2, Orçun Oral Şentürk1, Ahmet Fikret Yücel1, Ahmet Kocakuşak11Haseki Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, L. Cerrahi Kliniği, Haseki, İstanbul, Turkey 2Haseki Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, L. Cerrahi Kliniği, Haseki, İstanbul, Turkey, [email protected]
DIEULAFOY'S DISEASE AS A CAUSE OF MASSIVE UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE
Adil Koyuncu1, Hasan Lice1, Soykan Arıkan2, Orçun Oral Şentürk1, Ahmet Fikret Yücel1, Ahmet Kocakuşak11Haseki Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, L. Cerrahi Kliniği, Haseki, İstanbul, Turkey 2Haseki Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, L. Cerrahi Kliniği, Haseki, İstanbul, Turkey, [email protected]
Dieulafoy's disease is a rare cause of gastrointestinal hemorrhage. The cause of this disorder is not known exactly but it is generally characterized with massive hemorrhage from the abnormal submucosal vessels. Although abnormal submucosal vessels are mostly seen in stomach, they can also be seen in duedonum, jejunum or colon. In this report we presented a patient who developed massive gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to Dieulafoy disease.