Acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding from a dieulafoy lesion proximal to the anorectal junction post-orthotopic liver transplant

World J Gastroenterol. 2006 Dec 14;12(46):7547-8. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i46.7547.

Abstract

A 67-year-old woman underwent an orthotopic liver transplantation for end stage liver disease secondary to chronic autoimmune hepatitis. She developed sudden massive hematochezia on post-operative day 23 with hemodynamic compromise. The source of hemorrhage was found at colonoscopy after careful irrigation and inspection to be a dieulafoy lesion situated just proximal to the anorectal junction. Hemostasis was achieved with epinephrine injection and thermal coagulation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anal Canal / blood supply
  • Anal Canal / pathology
  • Anus Diseases / pathology
  • Anus Diseases / therapy
  • Arteries / pathology
  • Female
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology*
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / pathology
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / therapy
  • Humans
  • Liver Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Liver Transplantation / pathology
  • Rectal Diseases / pathology
  • Rectal Diseases / therapy
  • Rectum / blood supply
  • Rectum / pathology