Massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding post-Whipple's surgery from anastomotic varices due to mesenteric hypertension

Endoscopy. 2018 Jul;50(7):E159-E162. doi: 10.1055/a-0595-7507. Epub 2018 May 9.

Authors

Yu Jun Wong¹, Farah Gillian Irani², Malcolm Tan¹, Melissa Teo^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
² Department of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
³ Division of Surgical Oncology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
⁴ National Cancer Center, Singapore.

PMID: 29742774
DOI: 10.1055/a-0595-7507

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Publication types

Case Reports
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MeSH terms

Anastomosis, Surgical / adverse effects
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology*
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / surgery
Hemostasis, Endoscopic / methods
Humans
Hypertension / complications*
Jejunum / blood supply*
Jejunum / surgery*
Male
Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / complications*
Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / surgery
Mesenteric Veins
Middle Aged
Pancreaticoduodenectomy / adverse effects
Postoperative Hemorrhage / etiology*
Postoperative Hemorrhage / surgery
Stomach / surgery*
Varicose Veins / diagnostic imaging
Varicose Veins / etiology*