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  • Title: Transgastric laparoscopic approach for resection of hemorrhagic Dieulafoy's vascular malformation.
    Author: Proske JM, Vons C.
    Journal: Surg Endosc; 2004 Mar; 18(3):554-6. PubMed ID: 15115028.
    Abstract:
    We report the case of a successfully resected hemorrhagic Dieulafoy's vascular malformation using a transgastric laparoscopic approach. A 37-year-old man was admitted for hematemesis and anemia. Emergency endoscopy revealed active hemorrhage from a submucosal vascular malformation in the posterior gastric wall. Dieulafoy's disease was suspected. It was initially treated by repeated endoscopy. Due to recurrent bleeding, on day 3 the patient was scheduled for surgery. The laparoscopic treatment consisted of an anterior gastrotomy, followed by extirpation and resection of the lesion after evaluation of the gastro-esophageal junction. There was no need for intraoperative endoscopy. To our knowledge, this is the first description of the application of a transgastric laparoscopic approach for the management of a hemorrhagic Dieulafoy's vascular malformation.
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