Post written by João Carlos Silva, MD, Rolando Pinho, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia e Espinho, Porto, Portugal. We present a case of a 76-year-old male patient with medical history of Parkinson disease admitted to the ER for hematemesis. On EGD, an ulcerated neoformation with a large adherent …
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Successful hemostasis using a covered self-expandable metallic stent for spurting hemobilia
Jae Hee Cho, MD, PhD from the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University, Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Republic of Korea presents this video case. A patient who underwent biliary plastic stent placement for pancreatic head cancer with central bile duct (CBD) invasion was admitted for hematochezia. Abdominal enhanced computed tomography (CT) showed …
Ruptured varix: tips to tackle the demon
Vishal Ghevariya, MD, from Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley, California, USA describes this video case "Ruptured varix: tips to tackle the demon." A 36-year-old man with alcohol induced liver cirrhosis presented with hematemesis. After initial resuscitation, an upper endoscopy was performed. Several columns of Grade III varices were noted in the esophagus. Two fibrin …
Endoscopic hemostatic forceps for uterine cervical bleeding
Hideki Kobara, MD, PhD and Yasuhiro Goda, MD from the Department of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University in Kagawa, Japan presents this video case, "Application of endoscopic hemostatic forceps for uterine cervical bleeding." In our present video, first-ever application of endoscopic hemostatic forceps for active cervical bleeding is described. This idea is …
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Active bleeding caused by portal hypertensive gastropathy
Mostafa Ibrahim, MD form the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatopancreatology, and Digestive Oncology at Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, in Brussels, Belgium presents this video case "Active bleeding caused by portal hypertensive gastropathy." Portal hypertensive gastropathy is a serious adverse event of portal hypertension. It is difficult to treat due to the diffuse nature of …
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