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Post-tonsillectomy bleed: a delayed diagnosis of duodenal ulceration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Suresh Mahendran ,
Manoj Kumar  and
Mark Preece
Suresh Mahendran
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, UK.
Manoj Kumar
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, UK.
Mark Preece
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, UK.
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Abstract

Post-operative haemorrhage is one of the commonest complications of tonsillectomy. We report a case of a 36-year-old lady who presented with three haemorrhagic episodes following tonsillectomy. Although initially treated as secondary tonsillar haemorrhage, the actual cause of the bleeding was later identified to be a duodenal ulcer. The case is presented with a review of the literature.

Keywords

TonsillectomyDuodenal UlcerHaemorrhageGastrointestinal
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 115 , Issue 2 , February 2001 , pp. 143 - 144
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2001

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