Deep ileoscopy performed with standard colonoscope with underwater technique allows to treat Dieulafoy lesion in ileum

Abstract Text We present a case of an 84-year-old woman with past history of atrial fibrillation on anticoagulant treatment with Edoxaban. The patient begins with progressive anemia of up to 5 g/dl, requiring 15 blood transfusions.Dieulafoy's lesion is a very rare entity in the small intestine, and can cause bleeding of obscure origin. Enteroscopy is an effective technique for treating lesions that are not accessible by conventional endoscopes, although the underwater technique makes it possible to advance to deeper areas by reducing the loop, and the colonic distension, produced during the introduction of the endoscope [1] [2] [3].

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Artikel online veröffentlicht:
14. April 2023

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