| Autor: |
Curcio G; Gabriele Curcio, Marta Di Pisa, Luca Barresi, Ilaria Tarantino, Antonino Granata, Mario Traina, Department of Gastroenterology, Liver Transplantation Unit, IsMeTT, 90100 Palermo, Italy., Pisa MD, Miraglia R, Catalano P, Barresi L, Tarantino I, Granata A, Spada M, Traina M |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy [World J Gastrointest Endosc] 2012 Dec 16; Vol. 4 (12), pp. 571-4. |
| DOI: |
10.4253/wjge.v4.i12.571 |
| Abstrakt: |
Portal hypertension, which is a common finding in children awaiting liver transplantation, is also found after transplantation. It's reported the case of a 6-year-old girl, transplanted for biliary atresia, who had a severe obscure-overt bleeding presenting with melena. An esophagogastroduodenoscopy showed several duodenal small, bulging lesions, with some red signs. Near the lesions, a depressed area of 2 cm, covered with mixed hyperemic and white mucosa, was observed. To better evaluate these lesions, we performed an endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) that showed multiple, round hypoechoic areas 0.5-5 mm in diameter, compatible with duodenal varices, and several periduodenal anechoic lesions compatible with collaterals. A consecutive computed tomography scan showed a stenosis of the portal vein anastomosis confirmed with a transhepatic portography, which was successfully treated with balloon angioplasty. No further episodes of bleeding were observed during the follow-up. This case report suggests that EUS is safe and feasible in young children when using echoendoscopes designed for use in adults. However further studies are needed to validate the employment of this technique in the management and follow-up of pediatric portal hypertension. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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