title: Post-tonsillectomy bleed: a delayed diagnosis of duodenal ulceration.
abstract: Post-operative haemorrhage is one of the commonest complications of tonsillectomy. We report a case of a 36-year-old lady who presented with three haemorrhagic episodes following tonsillectomy. Although initially treated as secondary tonsillar haemorrhage, the actual cause of the bleeding was later identified to be a duodenal ulcer. The case is presented with a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mahendran
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Preece
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D010438:Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012008:Recurrence; D014068:Tonsillectomy