Neonatal hemochromatosis associated with rupture of esophageal varices

Pediatr Int. 2019 Jul;61(7):735-737. doi: 10.1111/ped.13908.

Authors

Kazuki Hatayama¹, Yosuke Washio¹, Tomoka Okamura¹, Takuo Noda², Hirokazu Tsukahara¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
² Department of Pediatric Surgery, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.

PMID: 31359540
DOI: 10.1111/ped.13908

No abstract available

Keywords: esophageal balloon catheter; esophageal varix; neonatal hemochromatosis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Esophageal and Gastric Varices / diagnosis
Esophageal and Gastric Varices / etiology*
Fatal Outcome
Female
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / diagnosis
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology*
Hemochromatosis / complications
Hemochromatosis / diagnosis*
Humans
Infant

Supplementary concepts

Neonatal hemochromatosis