Successful endoscopic sclerotherapy for anastomotic tumor hemorrhage: A case report

DEN Open. 2023 Jun 19;4(1):e262. doi: 10.1002/deo2.262. eCollection 2024 Apr.

Abstract

A 71-year-old male developed anastomotic tumor bleeding after subtotal gastrectomy (Billroth II), and the surgery was refused due to coronary atherosclerotic heart disease. Endoscopic sclerotherapy (ES) in the treatment of esophagogastric variceal bleeding has been commonly reported, but few in non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding. As far as we know, endoscopic sclerotherapy for malignant tumor hemorrhage has not been reported. Here a valuable case is presented: endoscopic sclerotherapy was performed on the anastomotic tumor bleeding, which is an effective try in a particular period.

Keywords: anastomotic tumor; endoscopic sclerotherapy; hemostasis; lauromacrogol; tumor bleeding.

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  • Case Reports