Treatment of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in the Biliopancreatic Limb with Embolization in a Patient with Duodenal Switch Anatomy.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2024
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (BPD/DS) is an uncommon type of bariatric surgery that can rarely lead to bleeding in the biliopancreatic limb. The altered anatomy poses significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.
CASE PRESENTATION: We present an unusual case of a woman status post-BPD/DS nearly a decade ago who presented with gastrointestinal bleeding in the duodenum of the biliopancreatic limb, a rare phenomenon given the unique surgery.
CONCLUSION: We illustrate a promising minimally invasive option of successfully treating the bleeding by interventional radiology (IR) embolization as an alternative to more invasive and challenging options of balloon-assisted enteroscopy, lumen-apposing metal stent placement and surgical intraoperative enteroscopy.
Volume
18
Issue
1
First Page
117
Last Page
121
ISSN
1662-0631
Published In/Presented At
Pang, A. S., Adamo, R., & Coben, R. (2024). Treatment of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in the Biliopancreatic Limb with Embolization in a Patient with Duodenal Switch Anatomy. Case reports in gastroenterology, 18(1), 117–121. https://doi.org/10.1159/000536095
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
38464456
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article