INJURY OF DIEULAFOY AS A CAUSE OF HIGH DIGESTIVE HEMORRAGY PRESENTATION OF A CASE IN THE INSTITUTE OF BOLIVIAN GASTROENTEROLOGY JAPONES DE SUCRE

Abstract

We report the case of a female patient of 67 years of age admitted in the Gastroenterological Institute Boliviano Japanese with a history of filingmane, hematemesisdue to Dieulafoy lesion isusually localized vascular abnormality in stomach proximal and involves the presence of a large artery in the submucosa and occasionally in the mucosa, but the definitive diagnosis is pathology, with endoscopy can achieve high accuracy.

This case describes about the etiology, diagnosis, treatment options and prognosis of this rare but potentially fatal gastrointestinal bleeding and responds to less than 2% of episodes of acute gastrointestinal bleeding.