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Revista de Gastroenterología del Perú

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SORIA ALCIVAR, Miguel et al. Ovesco clip as a rescue treatment of duodenal Dieulafoy lesion with active bleeding. Rev. gastroenterol. Perú [online]. 2018, vol.38, n.4, pp.374-376. ISSN 1022-5129.

Dieulafoy’s lesions are vascular anomalies that produce gastrointestinal bleeding of the mucosa from an abnormally long and tortuous submucosal artery. It is found predominately in the stomach (80%) and less frequently in the duodenum. They constitute the 6% of all non-variceal bleeding and the 1 to 2% of all gastrointestinal bleeding source. We report a case of a 60-year-old man with hematemesis, melena and signs of hypovolemic shock with a hemoglobin level of 9 g/dL. After adequate fluid resuscitation, an upper endoscopy showed an actively bleeding Dieulafoy lesion in the second portion of the duodenum. After epinephrine injection over lesion borders, an adequate hemostasis was not achieved. An over-the-scope clip was placed. Follow-up endoscopy 24 hours later showed an effective hemostasis and the patient was discharged without complications or re-bleeding.

Keywords : Hematemesis; Melena; Hypovolemia.

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