title: Complicated peptic ulceration in a child.
abstract: The dual complications of haemorrhage and perforation from a peptic ulcer only rarely co-exist synchronously in adults and even more rarely in children. We report a case in an adolescent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hammersmith Hospital, London.
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Abel
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: McCormack
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010438:Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D010439:Peptic Ulcer Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000150:complications*