DIEULAFOY'S LESION: CASE REPORT

Abstract

A sixty-year old male patient was referred to the author as a case of massive rectal bleeding
after haemorrhoidectomy. He underwent urgent total colonoscopy and bleeding Dieulafoy's
lesion was identified as a source of haemorrhage. Injection with dilute adrenalin in and
around the bleeding lesion was carriedout with prompt haemostasis and no recurrence. High
index of suspicion and early therapeutic endoscopic intervention is extremely useful in this
rare but important cause of massive gastrointestinal bleeding.