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Emergent transcatheter arterial embolization for norovirus‐associated life‐threatening ulcer bleeding to achieve successful hemostasis in 2‐year‐old boy
- Source :
- Acute Medicine & Surgery, Vol 3, Iss 4, Pp 415-418 (2016)
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2016.
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Abstract
- Case We report a 2-year-old boy with duodenal ulcer with active bleeding that occurred as a result of norovirus gastroenteritis. On admission, the patient presented with shock accompanied with vomiting and melena. Abdominal contrast enhanced computed tomography scan showed signs of duodenal bleeding. Outcome He was successfully treated with emergent transcatheter arterial embolization. After the treatment, endoscopic examination revealed duodenal ulcer and the stool norovirus antigen test was found to be positive. The patient recovered completely without any sequelae. Conclusion Life-threatening duodenal ulcer bleeding in children can be caused by viral gastroenteritis. When endoscopic therapy is unsuccessful or difficult, in cases of small children, angiographic intervention can be a safe alternative treatment option of gastrointestinal bleeding.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Gastrointestinal bleeding
pediatrics
transcatheter arterial embolization
Case Reports
medicine.disease_cause
pediatric duodenal ulcer
Gastroenterology
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Melena
Internal medicine
Medicine
Ulcer bleeding
business.industry
RC86-88.9
Arterial Embolization
General Engineering
Norovirus infection
Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid
medicine.disease
Surgery
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Hemostasis
Shock (circulatory)
Norovirus
Vomiting
030211 gastroenterology & hepatology
medicine.symptom
business
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20528817
- Volume :
- 3
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Acute Medicine & Surgery
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....7344f244c87fb8ff19d5f122e4cb1749