Dieulafoy disease of stomach--an uncommon cause of gastrointestinal system bleeding.

Dieulafoy disease is an uncommon cause of gastrointestinal system bleeding. It is characterised by bleeding from abnormal submucosal arteriole. Endoscopic therapy and surgery are the preferred treatment option for this lesion. Paul Georges Dieulafoy (1839-1911), a professor of pathology in Paris, France, was the first to describe a series of 10 patients who presented with Dieulafoy disease. The advent of endoscopy has drastically changed the process of diagnosing and treating Dieulafoy lesions, with techniques such as endoscopic banding, haemoclips, thermocoagulation, and injections with adrenaline as alternatives to replace surgical management as was described to be a best practice management.