Endoscopic treatment of bleeding gastric ulcer causing gastric wall necrosis: A case report.

Gastric wall necrosis is a rare complication of endoscopic treatment for bleeding gastric ulcer, which may exacerbate the patient's condition once it occurs and may even require surgical intervention for treatment. A 59-year-old man was admitted to our department with melena. Endoscopy revealed a giant ulcer in the gastric antrum with a visible vessel in its center, which was treated with sclerosants and tissue glue injection and resulted in necrosis of the gastric wall. Injection of sclerosants and tissue glue may lead to gastric wall necrosis, which is a serious complication. Therefore, before administering this treatment to patients, we should consider other more effective methods of hemostasis to avoid gastric wall necrosis. ©The Author(s) 2024. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved.

Citation

Wei-Feng Li, Ruo-Yu Gao, Jing-Wen Xu, Xi-Qiu Yu. Endoscopic treatment of bleeding gastric ulcer causing gastric wall necrosis: A case report. World journal of gastrointestinal surgery. 2024 Apr 27;16(4):1203-1207

PMID: 38690061

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