Open AccessBlue rubber bleb naevus syndrome: A rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding in an African child
Author(s) -
Clemens Walter,
T Mbebe,
Eva-Corina Caragounis,
I Thirsk
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.70430
Subject(s) - gastrointestinal tract , medicine , gastrointestinal bleeding , lower gastrointestinal bleeding , surgery , colonoscopy , colorectal cancer , cancer
Blue rubber bleb naevus syndrome (BRBNS) is characterised by vascular malformations of the skin and gastrointestinal tract. We present the rare case of BRBNS in an African child. She presented with large-volume gastrointestinal bleeding and was managed by on-table colonoscopic identification and surgical excision, of all her enteric, vascular malformations.