The Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research  2016;16(3):152-155

doi:10.7704/kjhugr.2016.16.3.152

A Case of Transgastrostomal Endoscopy to Diagnose and Treat Gastric Ulcer Bleeding.

Jong Min KIM 1 ; Jae Kwon JUNG ; Hyun Soo KIM ; Sang Myung YEO ; Ji Hun JANG ; Dong Wook LEE

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Keywords

Gastrostomy; Gastric ulcer hemorrhage; Transgastrostomal endoscopy

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

Gastrostomy tube feeding is a common method to provide nutritional support for patients with inadequate oral intake. Gastrostomy tube feeding carries the risk for various complications, with percutaneous hemorrhage being a major complication. Gastric ulcer bleeding is a rare complication in these patients and few researchers have reported such events. There has been no case report of gastric ulcer bleeding diagnosed and treated by endoscopy through a mature gastrostomy tract in Korea. We describe here a case in which gastric ulcer bleeding was diagnosed and treated by a transgastrostomal endoscopy.