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Highlights • Dieulafoy’s lesion is characterized by an abnormally large and tortuous submucosal arteriole leading to an area of mucosal defect with minimal inflammation.• It is most often seen in… Click to show full abstract
Highlights • Dieulafoy’s lesion is characterized by an abnormally large and tortuous submucosal arteriole leading to an area of mucosal defect with minimal inflammation.• It is most often seen in the stomach but could also occur along the gastrointestinal tract.• Only four cases of gallbladder Dieulafoy’s lesion have been published so far.• The clinical, radiologic and histologic findings are discussed in light of the existing literature on this unusual entity.
Keywords:
lesion gallbladder;
dieulafoy lesion;
galling disease;
disease dieulafoy;
lesion
Journal Title: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
Year Published: 2018
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Journal Title: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
Year Published: 2018
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