Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.  2005 Jan;30(1):39-42.

Endoscopically Exposed Coil after Embolization for Bleeding Duodenal Ulcer

• Jo YC
• Jeong ID
• Cho KH
• Sin SJ
• Kim HS
• Lee HS
• Shin JW
• Bang SJ
• Park NH
• Hwang JC
• Kim DH

Abstract

Endoscopy has been the method of choice for the initial diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal bleeding. However, in the case of difficult localization or endoscopic failure, angiographic or surgical alternative may be recommended. The role of angiography has been emphasized recently to control upper GI bleeding. We experienced a case with deep ulcer displaying exposed vessel along the duodenal bulb, which imposed serious rebleeding risk. Although, active bleeding was controlled by the epinephrine injections in that patient, rebleeding risk was still high. So the patient underwent emergency angiography with embolization of the pancreaticoduodenal artery and gastroduodenal artery using multiple microcoils. Follow-up endoscopic examinations showed a coil protruding into the lumen from the ulcer bed, and the exposed coil at the ulcer base was completely by the regenerated epithelium three months later. Here in, we describe the rare case of a endodcopically exposed coil after embolization for bleeding duodenal ulcer which is the first case ever reported in Korea.

Keyword

Duodenal ulcer; Transcatheter embolization; Coil

MeSH Terms

Angiography
Arteries
Diagnosis
Duodenal Ulcer*
Emergencies
Endoscopy
Epinephrine
Epithelium
Follow-Up Studies
Hemorrhage*
Humans
Korea
Ulcer
Epinephrine