Lower gastrointestinal bleeding in a newborn caused by isolated intestinal vascular malformation.
We report a 3-week-old neonate with an intestinal vascular malformation. The usual investigations performed for the examination of lower gastrointestinal bleeding had negative results, but ultrasound revealed bowel loops of abnormal calibre and altered flow in the superior mesenteric artery. Ultrasound should be considered a diagnostic study of primary importance when assessing a neonate with gastrointestinal bleeding.
Borsellino
Alessandro
A
Department of Paediatric Surgery, Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, L. Barozzi 1, 24128 Bergamo, Italy. alessandroborsellino@virgilio.it
Poggiani
Carlo
C
Alberti
Daniele
D
Cheli
Maurizio
M
Bernardi
Marco
M
Locatelli
Chiara
C
Locatelli
Giuseppe
G
D000751:Anemia, Neonatal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007422:Intestines / Q000098:blood supply; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler