Case report : fatal bleeding from a duodenal ulcer-Dieulafoy's lesion?

© 2021. The Author(s)..

A 46-year-old man was admitted to the hospital by ambulance due to syncope. A standard blood screening showed a normal Hb value. The man had known hemorrhoids and a single fresh rectal bleeding earlier at home. On the following morning, the patient suddenly required resuscitation within a few minutes and subsequently died. Autopsy revealed a fatal hemorrhage with blood loss in the stomach and small and large intestines and a mucosal defect of the duodenum. After autopsy, the question arose whether the cause of death might have been a rare Dieulafoy's lesion-aim of this case report was to clarify the diagnosis.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:136

Enthalten in:

International journal of legal medicine - 136(2022), 1 vom: 19. Jan., Seite 203-208

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ulbricht, Julia [VerfasserIn]
Madea, Burkhard [VerfasserIn]
Doberentz, Elke [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Case Reports
Dieulafoy’s lesion
Duodenal ulcer
Fatal hemorrhage
Gastrointestinal bleeding
Journal Article
Large caliber vessel

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Date Completed 06.04.2022

Date Revised 06.04.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00414-021-02721-w

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM332083055