Dieulafoy's lesion: new diagnosis using high-definition endoscopy and treatment with isoamyl-2-cyanoacrylate (Amcrylate)
Dieulafoy's lesion (DL) is a rare but important cause of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, accounting for up to 6% of the cases of nonvariceal bleeding in the upper GI tract and 1–2% of all GI hemorrhages. Mortality rates are similar to those of other causes for GI bleeding. Following our strateg...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2016-01-01
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Series: | Al-Azhar Assiut Medical Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.azmj.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1687-1693;year=2016;volume=14;issue=1;spage=11;epage=13;aulast=Ali |