Abstract
Dieulafoy's lesion (DL), also know as cirsoid aneurysm I and submucosal arterial malformation, was originally described by Gallard in 1884 and designated
"exulceratio simplex" by the French surgeon Georges Dieulafoy 14 years later. Dieulafoy believed that the lesion was the first stage of a gastric ulcer, the progression of which was interrupted by the occurrence of bleeding. Advances in endoscopic therapeutic methods have greatly decreased the associated mortality, but DL remains one of the most difficult diagnoses and somewhat of a pathologic
puzzle.
"exulceratio simplex" by the French surgeon Georges Dieulafoy 14 years later. Dieulafoy believed that the lesion was the first stage of a gastric ulcer, the progression of which was interrupted by the occurrence of bleeding. Advances in endoscopic therapeutic methods have greatly decreased the associated mortality, but DL remains one of the most difficult diagnoses and somewhat of a pathologic
puzzle.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 236-243 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Gastrointestinal Endoscopy |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2003 |