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Massively bleeding gastric pouch ulcer after silastic ring vertical gastroplasty successfully treated endoscopically:
S Kyzer1, E Gelber, Y Rabinovich
1Department of Surgery, Rabin Medical Center (Golda Campus), Petah Tiqva, Israel.
Obesity Surgery
|April 1, 1997
Abstract:
Two patients who developed massive bleeding from a gastric pouch ulcer are described. This rare complication occurred during the early postoperative course after silicone ring vertical gastroplasty (SRVG). In both cases the bleeding stopped after the ulcers were injected with epinephrine and alcohol. Both ulcers healed after 1 month of treatment with omeprazole (Losec). The probable etiology of this rare complication is discussed.