Bleeding oesophageal varices in a 9 -year old girl as a late complication of neonatal umbilical catheterization

We report a 9-year old Nigerian girl who had massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding from oesophageal varices secondary to pulmonary vein stenosis. She had umbilical catheterization for exchange blood transfusion as a neonate. She was sequentially managed with endoscopic sclerotherapy and band ligation We seek to highlight the need for a high index of suspicion of oesophageal varices in children with upper gastrointestinal bleeding who had neonatal umbilical catheterization.
Source: Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice - Category: Rural Health Authors: Source Type: research