{
  "abstract": "Dieulafoy’s lesion (DL) is an uncommon vascular malformation characterised by an abnormally large submucosal artery that can cause gastrointestinal bleeding.1 Although DL most commonly occurs in the upper gastrointestinal tract,1 lesions have been described throughout the gastrointestinal tract2; however, rectal DL remains exceptionally rare.3 4 Recognition may be difficult because bleeding can be intermittent, the lesion may be overlooked when quiescent, and—particularly in the rectum—it may mimic other pathology, including neoplasia.5 We report an unusually low rectal DL presenting as a pigmented polypoid lesion.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cheltenham, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Rebekah Beattie"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Histology, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHSFT, Cheltenham, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Joanne Motte"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cheltenham General Hospital, Cheltenham, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Neil R Borley"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Gloucestershire Cellular Pathology Laboratory, Cheltenham, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Neil Shepherd"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Polyp-forming Dieulafoy lesion of the rectum",
  "uid": "79117246-c070-5b98-8e54-9effb8eb7bc9"
}