Ileal tubular adenoma as a cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding in infants.

Ileal tubular adenoma as a cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding in infants. Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2018 Jun 14;110: Authors: Prieto RG, Mahler MA, Vidales G Abstract Lower gastrointestinal bleeding is a common pathology with diverse causes depending on the patients´ age. The most common causes in adults are polyps, neoplasias, diverticular disease and angiodysplasia. In neonates, necrotizing enterocolitis and volvulus, and anal fissures and bowel intussusception in infants. Polyps are reported as a cause of bleeding only in children of preschool age. PMID: 29900748 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Rev Esp Enferm Dig Source Type: research