Successful endovascular treatment of a 13-month-old child with gastrointestinal bleeding due to Dieulafoy syndrome of duodenum

Igor Alexeevich Komissarov; Natalia Alexandrovna Borisova; Michail Igorevich Komissarov; Ivan Jurievich Aleshin

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2018.03.012

Successful endovascular treatment of a 13-month-old child with gastrointestinal bleeding due to Dieulafoy syndrome of duodenum

Radiol Case Rep. 2018 Apr 17;13(3):685-688. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2018.03.012. eCollection 2018 Jun.

Authors

Igor Alexeevich Komissarov¹, Natalia Alexandrovna Borisova², Michail Igorevich Komissarov³, Ivan Jurievich Aleshin³

Affiliations

¹ Pediatric Surgery Department, Federal State budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Litovskaya St 2, Saint Petersburg, 194100, Russian Federation.
² Interventional Radiology Department, Saint-Petersburg Children's City Hospital No. 1, Avangardnaya St 14 lit. A. Saint Petersburg, 198205, Russian Federation.
³ Interventional Radiology Department, Federal State budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Litovskaya St 2, Saint Petersburg, 194100, Russian Federation.

Abstract

Dieulafoy disease can manifest itself with spontaneous massive recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding in children. We report a case of successful management of a 13-month-old child with Dieulafoy disease of duodenum when traditional methods of examination and treatment failed.

Keywords: Dieulafoy; Embolization; Gastrointestinal bleeding; Pediatrics.

Publication types

Case Reports