A Case of Incomplete Congenital Duodenal Diaphragm Presented as Hematemesis

Yeom, Hee Hyun; Kwon, Ki Beom; Park, Kyung Bae; Park, Joon Soo; Park, Jae Ock; Kim, Young Tong

doi:10.5223/kjpgn.2005.8.1.64

Korean J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2005 Mar;8(1):64-69. Korean.
Published online Mar 31, 2005.
https://doi.org/10.5223/kjpgn.2005.8.1.64

Case Report

A Case of Incomplete Congenital Duodenal Diaphragm Presented as Hematemesis

Hee Hyun Yeom, Ki Beom Kwon, Kyung Bae Park, Joon Soo Park, Jae Ock Park,^* and Young Tong Kim^†

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- Department of Pediatrics, Cheonan, Korea.
- ^*Bucheon Hospital, Korea.
- ^†Department of Radiology, Cheonan Hospital, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Korea.
Email: pjstable@schch.co.kr

Abstract

We have experienced a case of incomplete congenital duodenal diaphragm with a foreign body (a button), which was found by endoscopy in a 13 month-old girl. She had symptoms of hematemesis, vomiting and bloody stool for a day probably due to foreign body impaction.

Keywords

Congenital duodenal diaphragm; Hematemesis; Vomiting