Duodenal Ulcer Hemorrhage and Perforation in a Child.
- Author:
Seok Woo HYUN
1
;
Kee Hwan KIM
;
Chang Hyeok AN
;
Jeong Soo KIM
;
Wook KIM
;
Seung Jin YOO
;
Keun Woo LIM
;
Hiun Suk CHAE
;
Young Mi KU
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Uijongbu St. Mary's Hospital College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu, Korea. achcolo@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Childhood duodenal ulcer;
Hemorrhage and perforation
- MeSH:
Child*;
Duodenal Ulcer*;
Endoscopy;
Hemorrhage*;
Humans;
Incidence;
Infant;
Peptic Ulcer;
Peptic Ulcer Perforation;
Shock;
Shock, Hemorrhagic
- From:Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
2003;64(2):184-187
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Owing to the low incidence of peptic ulcers in children, the early symptoms of the disease are sometimes overlooked, which result in grave complications such as a perforation or hemorrhagic shock. Recently, as a result of the increasing use of endoscopy, the incidence of peptic ulcers in children has increased. This means that the disease might have been underdiagnosed in the past. Although some cases of peptic ulcer perforation or bleeding in children were reported, a case of a peptic ulcer combined with a perforation and hemorrhage has not been reported. We experienced a 19 months old patient in shock with a perforated duodenal ulcer and hemorrhage.
