Digestive bleeding - Rania Ben Rabeh

Variceal bleeding is the most feared complication of portal hypertension (PH) in children. Digestive hemorrhage (DH) from ruptured esophageal (VO) or gastric (VG) varices is a pediatric emergency because it can threaten the child's vital prognosis. In this work we present the results of a retrospective study conducted in a Tunisian pediatric hepatology unit. The objective of this study was to describe the management of children presenting with ruptured OV or LV and to recall the principles of this..