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Post-tonsillectomy bleed: a delayed diagnosis of duodenal ulceration
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 March 2006
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.
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