Blue rubber bleb naevus syndrome: A rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding in an African child

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 206-208

  Walter, C ^a   Mbebe, T ^a   Caragounis, E ^a   Thirsk, I ^a  

^a Ngwelezana Hospital   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Blue rubber bleb naevus syndrome; gastrointestinal bleeding; on table colonoscopy; surgery; vascular malformation

Indexed keywords

RUBBER;

ARTICLE; BLISTER; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLUE NEVUS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; INTESTINE; PATHOLOGY; SKIN TUMOR; SYNDROME; VASCULARIZATION; COMPLICATION; VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS;

BLISTER; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; INTESTINES; NEVUS, BLUE; RUBBER; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SYNDROME; VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS;

EID: 77957792030     PISSN: 01896725     EISSN: 09745998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0189-6725.70430     Document Type: Article

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