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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spelling	doaj-e9506967f0464ea3a3a290e8b1c23b332020-11-25T03:54:20ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Journal of Digestive Endoscopy0976-50420976-50502017-07-01080314214410.4103/jde.JDE_72_16Unusual Cause and Association of Gastrointestinal Bleed in a Young BoyK. P. Srikanth0B. R. Thapa1Ravi Prakash Kanojia2Kim Vaiphei3Sadhna B. Lal4Jagadeesh V. Menon5Subhamoy Das6Department of Gastroenterology, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, IndiaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, IndiaDepartments of Pediatric Surgery, PGIMER, Chandigarh, IndiaDepartments of Histopathology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, IndiaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, IndiaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, IndiaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, IndiaA 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.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/jde.JDE_72_16 blue rubber bleb nevus child gastrointestinal bleed
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author	K. P. Srikanth B. R. Thapa Ravi Prakash Kanojia Kim Vaiphei Sadhna B. Lal Jagadeesh V. Menon Subhamoy Das
spellingShingle	K. P. Srikanth B. R. Thapa Ravi Prakash Kanojia Kim Vaiphei Sadhna B. Lal Jagadeesh V. Menon Subhamoy Das Unusual Cause and Association of Gastrointestinal Bleed in a Young Boy Journal of Digestive Endoscopy blue rubber bleb nevus child gastrointestinal bleed
author_facet	K. P. Srikanth B. R. Thapa Ravi Prakash Kanojia Kim Vaiphei Sadhna B. Lal Jagadeesh V. Menon Subhamoy Das
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title	Unusual Cause and Association of Gastrointestinal Bleed in a Young Boy
title_short	Unusual Cause and Association of Gastrointestinal Bleed in a Young Boy
title_full	Unusual Cause and Association of Gastrointestinal Bleed in a Young Boy
title_fullStr	Unusual Cause and Association of Gastrointestinal Bleed in a Young Boy
title_full_unstemmed	Unusual Cause and Association of Gastrointestinal Bleed in a Young Boy
title_sort	unusual cause and association of gastrointestinal bleed in a young boy
publisher	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
series	Journal of Digestive Endoscopy
issn	0976-5042 0976-5050
publishDate	2017-07-01
description	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.
topic	blue rubber bleb nevus child gastrointestinal bleed
url	http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/jde.JDE_72_16
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Unusual Cause and Association of Gastrointestinal Bleed in a Young Boy

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