A rare cause of chronic life threatening bleeding in a girl: The ulcerated blind loops. | [APSP Journal of Case Reports • 2016]

Author(s):

1. Abhijeet D. Sawant: Department of Paediatric Surgery, P.D. Hinduja National Hospital and MRC, Mahim, Mumbai, India

2. Rasik Shah: Department of Paediatric Surgery, P.D. Hinduja National Hospital and MRC, Mahim, Mumbai, India

3. Nitin Shah: Department of Paediatrics, P.D. Hinduja National Hospital and MRC, Mahim, Mumbai, India

4. Tarun Gupta: Department of Gastroenterology, P.D. Hinduja National Hospital and MRC, Mahim, Mumbai, India

Abstract:

Ulceration in a blind loop can lead to massive gastrointestinal tract (GIT) bleeding. A 13-year old girl presented with symp-tomatic melena requiring repeated blood transfusion since childhood. She was an operated case of small bowel atresia in neonatal life. Her upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopies were normal. Operation showed presence of multiple ulcers in two blind loops (parts of previous side to side anastomosis) and at the anastomotic site. She underwent resection and end-to-end anastomosis of the small bowel leading to complete resolution of melena and anemia.

Page(s): 13-0

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Published: Journal: APSP Journal of Case Reports, Volume: 7, Issue: 2, Year: 2016

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