CASE REPORT
Year : 2019 | Volume
: 4 | Issue : 2 | Page : 1--3
Dieulafoy’s Lesion – An unusual cause of acute abdominal pain in a child
Swapna K Pillai, VK Fhausiya, SM Shaji, Lalitha Kailas, Haritha Hari Sankar, Roshan Joseph John
The Department of Paediatrics, Sree Gokulam Medical College, Thiruvanthapuram, Kerala, India
Correspondence Address:
Swapna K Pillai
The Department of Paediatrics, Sree Gokulam Medical College, Thiruvanthapuram, Kerala
India
Dieulafoy’s disease is a rare cause of abdominal pain and G I bleeding. A 10 year old girl having recurrent abdominal pain, GI bleeding and epistaxis. Ileal nodularity and prominent submucosal vessels seen in CT angiogram. Child underwent surgical treatment with favorable outcome. Diuelafoy’s disease can cause bleeding at multiple sites due to abnormal dilated vessels.
How to cite this article:
Pillai SK, Fhausiya V K, Shaji S M, Kailas L, Sankar HH, John RJ. Dieulafoy’s Lesion – An unusual cause of acute abdominal pain in a child.Int J Gastroenterol Hepatol Transpl Nutr 2019;4:1-3
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Pillai SK, Fhausiya V K, Shaji S M, Kailas L, Sankar HH, John RJ. Dieulafoy’s Lesion – An unusual cause of acute abdominal pain in a child. Int J Gastroenterol Hepatol Transpl Nutr [serial online] 2019 [cited 2023 Oct 4 ];4:1-3
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