Cirsoid Aneurysms of the Jejunum

Massive Bleeding from Dieulafoy’s Lesion of the Small Intestine in a Child – Therapy for the Bleeding from Gastrointestinal Tract Out of Endoscopic Observation

“…Especially, Dieulafoy’s lesions of the small intestine are even rare. We could find only 14 cases who had Dieulafoy’s lesions of the small intestine in the English literature (table 1) [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]. The age of these reported cases ranged from 18 to 75 years (44.5 ± 18.5), and the male/female ratio was 1:0.33.…”

“…A few dozen cases with Dieulafoy’s lesions in the small intestine have been reported, but all of the lesions were encountered in adults, except 1 case, who was an older teenager [3]. Six cases with Dieulafoy’s lesions in the distal jejunum or ileum, usually found by endoscopy, have been reported in the English medical literature [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]. We describe a case of a child with Dieulafoy’s disease in the distal jejunum accompanied with a certain amount of hemafecia, which was preserved by accurate medical examination and prompt therapy.…”