Massive gastrointestinal bleeding from splenojejunal varices in a child: A complication of splenic-vein occlusion following near-total pancreatectomy for hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia
(1) Department of Surgery, UNC-CH, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA;(2) Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Buffalo, 219 Bryant Street, 14222 Buffalo, NY, USA
Abstract:
Severe jejunal variceal bleeding occurred in a child with splenic-vein occlusion following a near-total pancreatectomy for hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia. This rare sequela of splenic-vein occlusion required dismantling of the varices and splenectomy.