CONTEXT: Luminal bleeding after pancreaticoduodenectomy can be present in various degrees of acuity in up to 30% of patients. CASE REPORT: In this report, we describe a rare and uncommon cause of gastrointestinal bleeding after pancreaticoduodenectomy and review of the literature. CONCLUSIONS: Multiple biliary procedures with common complications increase the difficulty making the correct diagnosis and therefore all possible etiologies of a complication must be evaluated.
CONTEXT: Luminal bleeding after pancreaticoduodenectomy can be present in various degrees of acuity in up to 30% of patients. CASE REPORT: In this report, we describe a rare and uncommon cause of gastrointestinal bleeding after pancreaticoduodenectomy and review of the literature. CONCLUSIONS: Multiple biliary procedures with common complications increase the difficulty making the correct diagnosis and therefore all possible etiologies of a complication must be evaluated.
Authors: Gyulnara G Kasumova; Mariam F Eskander; Tara S Kent; Sing Chau Ng; A James Moser; Muneeb Ahmed; Douglas K Pleskow; Mark P Callery; Jennifer F Tseng Journal: HPB (Oxford) Date: 2016-08-11 Impact factor: 3.647