%0 Journal Article
%T Rectal Dieulafoy's Lesion: A Rare Etiology of Lower Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
%A Andrea Culliford
%A Andrew Ofosu
%A Eric Omar Then
%A Prashanth Rawla
%A Rani Bijjam
%A Vinaya Gaduputi
%J Archive of "Case Reports in Gastroenterology".
%D 2019
%R 10.1159/000497139
%X A Dieulafoy's lesion is defined as a dilated submucosal vessel that erodes the overlying epithelium without evidence of a primary ulcer or erosion. It is a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding that is difficult to identify and subsequently manage. Most commonly, they occur in the upper gastrointestinal tract, namely the stomach. A Dieulafoy's lesion of the rectum, however, is an exceedingly rare presentation that can lead to life-threatening gastrointestinal bleeding. Our case consists of an 84-year-old man, who presented with lower gastrointestinal bleeding secondary to a Dieulafoy's lesion of the rectum
%K Dieulafoy's lesion
%K Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
%K Endoscopy
%K Hemostasis
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6477460/