Approach to diagnosis and pathological examination in bronchial Dieulafoy disease: a case series

Abstract

Background: There are limited series concerning Dieulafoy disease of the bronchus. We describe the clinical presentation of a series of 7 patients diagnosed with Dieulafoy disease of the bronchus and provide information about the pathological diagnosis approach.

Dieulafoy Lesions of the GI Tract: Localization and Therapeutic Outcomes

“…The median American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class at time of endoscopy was 3 (range 2-5). The median Rockall score was 6 (range [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8], and similar between deaths (6, range 3-8), and survivals (6, range 1-8).…”

“…While vessels normally become smaller as they penetrate the mucosa, the DL is a caliber-persistent arteriole that remains abnormally large and protrudes through normal mucosa into a lumen [6,7]. Most Dieulafoy lesions occur in the gastrointestinal tract, but they have been described in other organs as well [8,9]. The proximal stomach along the lesser curve is the most frequent localization of DL, which is probably due to the nature of arterial supply to this area, but the pathophysiology of DL lesions elsewhere in the GI tract or outside of it remains unexplained [5,10,11].…”

Endobronchial ultrasound in Dieulafoy’s disease of the bronchus: an additional application of EBUS

“…In the management of a massive hemoptysis from Dieulafoy's disease the surgical resection still remains the main diagnostic and therapeutic approach, as emphasised in most recent case series [4,5].…”

Outcomes in Dieulafoy’s Lesion: A 10-Year Clinical Review

“…DL is most commonly found in the lesser curvature of the stomach, with up to 95 % of stomach lesions located within 6 cm of the gastroesophageal junction [1,2,[6][7][8], where the stomach gets its blood supply from branches of the left and right gastric artery instead of the submucosal plexus [6,9]. Besides the stomach, DL has also been described in other locations, including the duodenum, colon, esophagus, jejunum, ileum, rectum, and bronchus [7,[10][11][12][13][14][15].…”