Characterization of lower gastrointestinal bleeding in children

Authors

  • Juan Mario Reyes Vera Hospital Pediátrico Universitario “José Luis Miranda”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara.
  • Manuel Lara Martín Hospital Pediátrico Universitario “José Luis Miranda”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara.
  • Abel Armenteros García Hospital Pediátrico Universitario “José Luis Miranda”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara.
  • Juana María Portal Orozco Hospital Pediátrico Universitario “José Luis Miranda”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara.
  • Sara Esther Díaz Oliva Hospital Pediátrico Universitario “José Luis Miranda”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara.

Keywords:

gastrointestinal hemorrhage, child

Abstract

Through various channels come from primary care, patients with lower gastrointestinal bleeding episodes, so, it is imposed the need for exploration of colon looking for the cause that provokes the episodes  and to apply the appropriate therapeutic. In order to characterize clinical, etiological and histologically the causes of lower gastrointestinal bleeding in children a cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in a population comprised 152 patients attended in the Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Service of "José Luis Miranda" University Pediatric Hospital in Santa Clara from January 2013 to December 2014. Predominating masculine sex and the age group of five to eight years; rectal bleeding as clinical presentation was made in 117 patients and hematochezia in 31; endoscopically, there were no alterations in 44 patients and polyps were found in 61 children- 33 hamartomatous, 16 youthful 10 inflammatory  and two adenomatosos- and it was diagnosed  colon adenocarcinoma  in one case; ulcerative colitis in two children; Frequently polypoid lesions were in the rectum and there were no complications in procedures performed.

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2015-03-18

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Reyes Vera JM, Lara Martín M, Armenteros García A, Portal Orozco JM, Díaz Oliva SE. Characterization of lower gastrointestinal bleeding in children. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2015 Mar. 18 [cited 2025 Jun. 27];9(1):1-7. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/209

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Vol. 9 No. 1 (2015): January-March

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