Use of laparoscope as rigid enteroscope in blue rubber bleb naevus syndrome


https://doi.org/10.4081/std.2011.e12
Vol. 1 No. 1 (2011)
Published: September 2, 2011
small bowel, haemangioma, laparoscope, blue rubber bleb naevus syndrome.
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Authors

  • Stephen David Adams
    stephendavidadams@gmail.com
    Department of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital, Brighton, United Kingdom.
  • Rebecca Lisle Department of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital, Brighton, United Kingdom.
  • Tracy Coelho Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital, Brighton, United Kingdom.
  • Aroonkumar Chouhan Department of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital, Brighton, United Kingdom.
  • Assad Butt Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital, Brighton, United Kingdom.
  • Anies A. Mahomed Department of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital, Brighton, United Kingdom.
Management of bleeding multiple haemangiomata within the gastrointestinal tract is a surgical challenge in this case of Blue Rubber Bleb Naevus Syndrome (BRBNS). Described is a novel use of the laparoscope as a rigid enteroscope in order to provide intraluminal imaging for successful lesional resection from small bowel.

Stephen David Adams, Department of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital, Brighton
Specialist Registrar, Paediatric Surgery
Rebecca Lisle, Department of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital, Brighton
Specialty Registrar, Paediatric Surgery
Tracy Coelho, Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital, Brighton
Specialty Registrar, Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology
Aroonkumar Chouhan, Department of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital, Brighton
Core Trainee, Paediatric Surgery
Assad Butt, Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital, Brighton
Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist
Anies A. Mahomed, Department of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital, Brighton
Consultant Paediatric Surgeon

Supporting Agencies


Adams, S. D., Lisle, R., Coelho, T., Chouhan, A., Butt, A., & Mahomed, A. A. (2011). Use of laparoscope as rigid enteroscope in blue rubber bleb naevus syndrome. Surgical Techniques Development, 1(1), e12. https://doi.org/10.4081/std.2011.e12

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