Massive Gastric Hemorrhage due to Dieulafoy’s Lesion in a Preterm Neonate: A Case Report and Literature Review of the Lesion in Neonates

Christos Salakos; Panayiota Kafritsa; Yvelise de Verney; Ariadni Sageorgi; Nick Zavras

doi:10.1155/2015/937839

Case Reports in Pediatrics (Jan 2015)

Massive Gastric Hemorrhage due to Dieulafoy’s Lesion in a Preterm Neonate: A Case Report and Literature Review of the Lesion in Neonates

Christos Salakos,
Panayiota Kafritsa,
Yvelise de Verney,
Ariadni Sageorgi,
Nick Zavras

Affiliations

Christos Salakos: Department of Pediatric Surgery, ATTIKON University Hospital, 1 Rimini Street, Haidari, 12462 Athens, Greece
Panayiota Kafritsa: Department of Gastroenterology, “IASO” Maternity and Children’s Hospital, 37-39 Kifisias Street, Marousi, 15123 Athens, Greece
Yvelise de Verney: Department of Pediatric Surgery, “IASO” Maternity and Children’s Hospital, 37-39 Kifisias Street, Marousi, 15123 Athens, Greece
Ariadni Sageorgi: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, “IASO” Maternity and Children’s Hospital, 37-39 Kifisias Street, Marousi, 15123 Athens, Greece
Nick Zavras: Department of Pediatric Surgery, ATTIKON University Hospital, 1 Rimini Street, Haidari, 12462 Athens, Greece

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/937839
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2015

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Dieulafoy’s lesion is an extremely rare cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in the neonatal age group. Till now, only 6 cases of Dieulafoy’s lesion in neonatal period have been reported in the international literature. Herein, we report an extremely rare case of Dieulafoy’s lesion in a preterm neonate.

Published in Case Reports in Pediatrics

ISSN: 2090-6803 (Print); 2090-6811 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Pediatrics
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2920

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