[Ulcerous and non-ulcerous gastrointestinal hemorrhage in children].

The authors analyze the causes of gastrointestinal hemorrhages in 64 children aged 11 months to 15 years. 45 children had ulcerous and 19 non-ulcerous hemorrhages. The presence of gastrointestinal hemorrhages is an absolute indication for emergency esophagogastroduodenoscopy which appeared helpful in visualization of the source of hemorrhage in 60 out of the 64 patients (93.7%). 8 children underwent surgery, whereas in the remaining ones, hemorrhage was arrested by conservative treatment methods.