Endoscopy · 2002 · 11 citations · 0 references
MedicineSurgeryGastroenterologyAbdominal ImagingColorectal SurgeryEndoscopic SurgeryGastrointestinal EndoscopyRectal ExaminationTherapeutic EndoscopyLower Gastrointestinal EndoscopyMucosal Defect ClosureRectal AnatomyRectal Imaging
Figure 1 An 85-year-old Japanese woman with rectal Dieulafoy's lesion presented with fresh blood hematochezia. Colonoscopy revealed a 5 mm shallow mucosal defect with an exposed vessel in the anterior wall of the lower rectum.