J Korean Soc Neonatol.  2006 Nov;13(2):278-282.

Two Cases of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Healthy Full Term Neonates

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University, Seoul, Korea. ljhped@catholic.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Bucheon, Korea.

Abstract

Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) secondary to gastritis or peptic ulcer is unusual in neonates and possibly related to several risk factors such as intracranial hemorrhage, intracranial hypertension, congenital heart disease, perinatal asphyxia, respiratory failure and hypovolemia. It is even more unusual that healthy full term neonates get UGIB. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy is indicated in neonates with persistent UGIB to identify the cause and location of bleeding. We report two cases of UGIB successfully treated with injection of epinephrine by means of endoscopy in healthy full term neonates. One infant had duodenal ulcer and the other had hemorrhagic gastritis.

Keyword

Upper gastrointestinal bleeding; Endoscopy; Healthy full term neonate

MeSH Terms

Asphyxia
Duodenal Ulcer
Endoscopy
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
Epinephrine
Gastritis
Heart Defects, Congenital
Hemorrhage*
Humans
Hypovolemia
Infant
Infant, Newborn*
Intracranial Hemorrhages
Intracranial Hypertension
Peptic Ulcer
Respiratory Insufficiency
Risk Factors
Epinephrine
Full Text Links
  • JKSN
Actions
Cited
CITED
export Copy
Close
Share
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
Similar articles
Copyright © 2024 by Korean Association of Medical Journal Editors. All rights reserved.     E-mail: koreamed@kamje.or.kr