Borsellino Alessandro, Poggiani Carlo, Alberti Daniele, Cheli Maurizio, Bernardi Marco, Locatelli Chiara, Locatelli Giuseppe
Department of Paediatric Surgery, Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, L. Barozzi 1, 24128 Bergamo, Italy.
Pediatr Radiol. 2003 Jan;33(1):41-3. doi: 10.1007/s00247-002-0818-0. Epub 2002 Oct 26.
We report a 3-week-old neonate with an intestinal vascular malformation. The usual investigations performed for the examination of lower gastrointestinal bleeding had negative results, but ultrasound revealed bowel loops of abnormal calibre and altered flow in the superior mesenteric artery. Ultrasound should be considered a diagnostic study of primary importance when assessing a neonate with gastrointestinal bleeding.