Sun Yang Hong, Tae Won Oh, Jeong Kook Lee, Hahng Lee, Keun Soo Lee, Seok Chol Jeon, Heung Suk Seo
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1990;33(10):1406-1412. Published online October 31, 1990
Esophageal variceal bleeding is a rare manifestation in childhood and it usually occurs secondary
to portal hypertension. We experienced a case of esophageal variceal bleeding secondary to portal
hypertension associated with portal obstruction but with no evidence of liver cirrhosis in a 4-year-
and-10-month-old boy who was hospitalized due to hematemesis.
He was a product of fullterm normal spontaneous delivery at home unattended by...
