Abstract
A 7-week-old boy born at 32 weeks' gestation developed massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding from a duodenal ulcer. The base of the ulcer had eroded into the hepatic artery. Haemorrhage was only controlled following operation.
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Wilcox, D.T., Jacobson, A. & Bruce, J. Haemorrhage from a duodenal ulcer in a neonate. Pediatr Surg Int 12, 202–203 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01350003
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