Massive gastrointestinal bleeding from splenojejunal varices in a child: A complication of splenic-vein occlusion following near-total pancreatectomy for hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia

Timothy M. Weiner,Colin G. Thomas,Richard G Azizkhan

Massive gastrointestinal bleeding from splenojejunal varices in a child: A complication of splenic-vein occlusion following near-total pancreatectomy for hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia

1994

Timothy M. Weiner
Colin G. Thomas
Richard G Azizkhan

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.

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Hypoglycemia
Splenic vein
Pancreatectomy
Sequela
Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia
Gastrointestinal bleeding
General surgery
Varices
Occlusion
Medicine
Surgery

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