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11600259

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-10-15
pubmed:abstractText
Gastrointestinal haemorrhage is a rare but well-recognised complication of extensive burns, the site of haemorrhage usually being in the upper gastrointestinal tract. The case of an 18-year old female patient who developed sudden massive rectal bleeding 1 month after suffering 45% body surface area burns is presented. The source of the haemorrhage was a Dieulafoy-type lesion at the anorectal junction associated with mucosal ulceration, a cause of bleeding not previously described in a patient with major burns. Angiographic embolisation failed to control the haemorrhage and surgical arrest was required, following which the patient made a complete recovery with no recurrence of bleeding. Haemorrhage from the lower gastrointestinal tract is rarely associated with major burns but may be significant when it occurs. The aetiology is unclear but sepsis, mucosal ischaemia and ulceration may be implicated.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0305-4179
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
767-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Massive bleeding from a Dieulafoy-like lesion of the rectum in a burns patient.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Colorectal Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore, Singapore. richguy60@hotmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports