Abstract
Severe jejunal variceal bleeding occurred in a child with splenic-vein occlusion following a near-total pancreatectomy for hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia. This rare sequela of splenic-vein occlusion required dismantling of the varices and splenectomy.
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Weiner, T.M., Thomas, C.G. & Azizkhan, R.G. Massive gastrointestinal bleeding from splenojejunal varices in a child: A complication of splenic-vein occlusion following near-total pancreatectomy for hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia. Pediatr Surg Int 9, 421–422 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01686024
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