Dieulafoy lesion - Revision history

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	'''Dieulafoy lesion''', also known as ''calibre persistent artery'', is a rare potentially deadly cause of gastrointestinal bleeding.<ref name=pmid20883603/>		'''Dieulafoy lesion''', also known as ''calibre persistent artery'', is a rare potentially deadly cause of gastrointestinal bleeding.<ref name=pmid20883603/> It is usually a [[clinical diagnosis]].

	==General==		==General==

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'''Dieulafoy lesion''', also known as ''calibre persistent artery'', is a rare potentially deadly cause of gastrointestinal bleeding.<ref name=pmid20883603/>

==General==
*Rare.
*Cause of GI bleeding - may be fatal.<ref name=pmid20883603>{{Cite journal | last1 = Baxter | first1 = M. | last2 = Aly | first2 = EH. | title = Dieulafoy's lesion: current trends in diagnosis and management. | journal = Ann R Coll Surg Engl | volume = 92 | issue = 7 | pages = 548-54 | month = Oct | year = 2010 | doi = 10.1308/003588410X12699663905311 | PMID = 20883603 | PMC = 3229341}}</ref>
*Pathogenesis not well understood.

==Gross==
*Typically in the stomach (2/3 of cases) - located on lesser curvature.
**May be in the duodenum or colon.

==Microscopic==
Features:<ref name=pmid20883603/>
*"Large" histologically normal submucosal [[blood vessel|artery]].
**~1-3 millimetres.

==See also==
*[[Gastrointestinal pathology]].
*[[Stomach]].

==References==
{{Reflist|1}}

[[Category:Gastrointestinal pathology]]