Dieulafoy lesion - Sanjay Manohar's Medical Browser
Dieulafoy lesion
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Synonyms
Exulceratio simplex
Caliber-persistent artery
Gastric arteriosclerosis
Effects
Upper gastrointestinal bleed
Parents
Gastrointestinal malformations
Description
"large tortuous arteriole in the stomach wall that erodes and bleeds"
Type item name:
Sanjay Manohar
2006