Successful management of a duodenal perforation using a through-the-scope suturing device after failed attempt at closure with an over-the-scope clip

Post written by Maham Hayat, MD, from the Center for Interventional Endoscopy, AdventHealth, Orlando, Florida, USA. We present a case of a patient with an indwelling percutaneous gastrojejunostomy tube with a chronic perforation in the duodenum from the tip of the displaced tube. Attempt at endoscopic closure using an over-the-scope clip was unsuccessful because of the …

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Managing GI bleeding from a created endoscopic omental patch

Post written by Ashish Sharma, MD, and Robert J. Sealock, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, USA. An 80-year-old male presented to the GI lab for an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for gall stone pancreatitis and high probability of choledocholithiasis. He developed an iatrogenic duodenal …

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Endoscopic closure of iatrogenic duodenal perforation

Shashideep Singhal, MD, form the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Texas Health Science Center, in Houston, Texas, USA presents this video case, "Endoscopic closure of iatrogenic duodenal perforation using dual over-the-scope clips." A 44-year-old female was referred for endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) after an intraoperative cholangiogram done during laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute …

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