A rare case of endoscopic visualization of a metallic coil in a duodenal ulcer after transcatheter arterial embolization

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Oxford medical case reports

Abstract

Transcatheter arterial embolization is the therapy of choice for recurrent peptic ulcer bleeding refractory to standard endoscopic hemostatic techniques. It offers a minimally invasive approach with high efficacy, lower mortality, and complication rates compared to surgery. However, rare adverse events attributed to coil migration including pulmonary embolism, stroke, myocardial infarction, and bowel obstruction have been reported. We report the case of a 72-year-old female with a massive duodenal ulcer bleed refractory to endoscopic hemostatic techniques of epinephrine injection and bipolar cautery. She had a successful transcatheter arterial embolization of the culprit vessels. Repeat esophagogastroduodenoscopy for increasing vasopressor requirements and transfusion unresponsive anemia revealed the visualization of the metallic coil in the duodenal ulcer base with no active bleeding which was successfully managed conservatively through multidisciplinary consultation.

First Page

omae143

DOI

10.1093/omcr/omae143

Publication Date

11-1-2024

Identifier

39588506 (pubmed); PMC11586761 (pmc); 10.1093/omcr/omae143 (doi); omae143 (pii)

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