A Case of Small Bowel Ulcer Associated with Helicobacter pylori.
10.5223/pghn.2012.15.4.266
- Author:
Eun Young KIM
1
;
Ji Hyun KIM
;
Saet Byul WOO
;
Jeong Won LEE
;
Kon Hee LEE
;
Su Rin SHIN
;
Jee Hyun LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. izzih@medimail.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Helicobacter pylori;
Small bowel;
Ulcer;
Jejunum
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Ampulla of Vater;
Bezoars;
Bile;
Child;
Helicobacter;
Helicobacter pylori;
Humans;
Jejunum;
Peptic Ulcer;
Ulcer
- From:Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
2012;15(4):266-271
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The etiology of peptic ulcer disease in children may be primary, associated with Helicobacter pylori infection, or secondary, relied on underlying disease. Ulcerative lesions by H. pylori are mainly distributed in the duodenal bulb and they are rare below the ampulla of Vater because H. pylori growth is inhibited by bile juice. In this reason, there are only some restrictive reports presented small bowel ulcer associated H. pylori. We found multiple small bowel ulcerative lesions associated with H. pylori in an 11-year-old girl without any systemic disease while performing esophagogastroenteroscopy to the level of the proximal jejunum for differentiating bezoar. The abdominal pain improved after the patient was administered H. pylori eradication therapy. Because a small bowel ulcer associated with H. pylori has rarely been reported, we report it here with literature review.
