A Challenging Case of Jejunal Dieulafoy’s Lesion: A Rare Cause of Refractory Lower-Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Ahmad A. Almazeedi; Mohammad F. Alkandari; Mustafa A. Abbas; Saqer A. Alsurayei; Nora T. Al-Taher

doi:10.12659/AJCR.936313

09 August 2022 : Case report Kuwait

A Challenging Case of Jejunal Dieulafoy’s Lesion: A Rare Cause of Refractory Lower-Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare disease

Ahmad A. Almazeedi^1ABDEF*, Mohammad F. Alkandari^2ABDEF, Mustafa A. Abbas^2ABDE, Saqer A. Alsurayei^3BD, Nora T. Al-Taher

^4BD

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.936313

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e936313

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Figure 2. Macroscopic images of the jejunal Dieulafoy’s lesion after resection. Grossly, the jejunal segment featured a small defect in the mucosa through which a protruding blood clot was seen (A). Serial sectioning of this area revealed that the blood clot was centered in the submucosa and measured 1.1×1.0×0.6 cm in size (B).

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