학술논문
Unusual Presentation of Duodenal Dieulafoy’s Lesion in a Toddler
Document Type
article
Source
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, Vol 52, Iss 187 (2012)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0028-2715
1815-672X
1815-672X
Abstract
Dieulafoy’s lesion is a rare cause of massive upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage in any age. It predominantly occurs in the proximal stomach. We report on a child who presented with massive rectal haemorrhage and a clear nasogastric aspirate due toduodenal Dieulafoy’s lesion. Keywords: clear nasogastric aspirate; hematemesis; massive rectal haemorrhage; vascular malformation