Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-21-2021
Publication Title
Cureus
Volume
13
Issue
4
Abstract
Transarterial angiographic embolization is a highly effective, safe treatment for non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding refractory to endoscopic intervention. However, intraluminal coil migration is a possible complication. Coil migration, while usually a self-limiting process, can lead to significant rebleeding. In our case, a patient presented with a life-threatening duodenal ulcer hemorrhage, likely precipitated by intraluminal endovascular coil migration after a recent gastro-duodenal artery embolization. He was successfully managed without endoscopic coil removal and had no additional gastrointestinal bleeding. It is important for endoscopists to be aware of this complication and weigh the risks and benefits of coil removal.
Keywords
Upper gastrointestinal bleed; Coil migration; Upper endoscopy; Duodenal ulcer; Esophagogastroduodenoscopy; EGD
Disciplines
Gastroenterology | Internal Medicine | Medical Specialties | Medicine and Health Sciences
File Format
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470 KB
Language
English
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Repository Citation
Naga, Y.,
Jayaraj, M.,
Elmofti, Y.,
Hong, A.,
Ohning, G.
(2021).
Intraluminal Endovascular Coil Migration: A Rare Complication Post-Embolization of the Gastroduodenal Artery for a Previously Bleeding Duodenal Ulcer.
Cureus, 13(4),
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.14615