Exploratory laparoscopy combined with pathological examination in the diagnosis of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding in a child: a case report

• Main Authors: Jiande Chen (Author), Bin Zhang (Author), Zhilong Yan (Author), Huaying Zhao (Author), Kaihua Yang (Author), Yong Yin (Author), Lirong Jiang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Background The diagnosis of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) which is defined as bleeding of unknown origin of the small bowel by routine evaluation in childhood is a challenge. Case presentation Here we report a one-year-old Chinese girl who was suspected with idiopathic pulmonary...