Intestinal haemorrhage in Turner's syndrome

Intestinal haemorrhage in Turner's syndrome

A 13-year-old girl with Turner's syndrome and bleeding from intestinal venous ectasia is reported. The various types of vascular anomaly of the bowel associated with Turner's syndrome are discussed. Awareness of these anomalies may help prevent unnecessary laparotomy in children with this...

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Veröffentlicht in:Archives of disease in childhood 1981-07, Vol.56 (7), p.557-558
Hauptverfasser: Burge, D M, Middleton, A W, Kamath, R, Fasher, B J
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Digestive System - blood supply
Dilatation, Pathologic
Female
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - etiology
Humans
Turner Syndrome - complications
Turner Syndrome - pathology
Veins - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:A 13-year-old girl with Turner's syndrome and bleeding from intestinal venous ectasia is reported. The various types of vascular anomaly of the bowel associated with Turner's syndrome are discussed. Awareness of these anomalies may help prevent unnecessary laparotomy in children with this syndrome.
ISSN:0003-9888
1468-2044
DOI:10.1136/adc.56.7.557