Unusual Cause and Association of Gastrointestinal Bleed in a Young Boy

Unusual Cause and Association of Gastrointestinal Bleed in a Young Boy

A 4-year old child, previously operated case of tetralogy of Fallot present with recurrent episodes of massive lower gastrointestinal bleed of one year duration. Endoscopic evaluation revealed multiple bluish vascular lesions in the duodenum and proximal jejunum and a single rectal polyp. Histology...

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Main Authors: K. P. Srikanth, B. R. Thapa, Ravi Prakash Kanojia, Kim Vaiphei, Sadhna B. Lal, Jagadeesh V. Menon, Subhamoy Das
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2017-07-01
Series:Journal of Digestive Endoscopy
Subjects:
blue rubber bleb nevus
child
gastrointestinal bleed
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/jde.JDE_72_16
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Summary:A 4-year old child, previously operated case of tetralogy of Fallot present with recurrent episodes of massive lower gastrointestinal bleed of one year duration. Endoscopic evaluation revealed multiple bluish vascular lesions in the duodenum and proximal jejunum and a single rectal polyp. Histology of the lesion was suggestive of venous malformation consistent with blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome (BRBNS). Child underwent endoscopic snaring and surgical resection with end to end anastomosis. At six months’ follow-up child was asymptomatic without any bleed episodes.
ISSN:0976-5042
0976-5050

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