An unusual case of high gastrointestinal bleeding after Whipple surgery
| Journal | Volume 87 - 2024 |
| Issue | Fasc.3 - Case reports |
| Author(s) | E. Dubois 1 #, R. Geelen 2 # |
| Full article |
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| DOI | 10.51821/87.3.12803 |
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Affiliations: (1) Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, AZ Vesalius, Tongeren, Belgium
(2) Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, AZ Diest, Diest, Belgium (#) Contributed equally |
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Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive malignancy with poor survival rates. Pancreatic surgery has improved outcomes in the last few decades, but still contains high morbidity rates. Pancreatic fistula, delayed gastric emptying, intra-abdominal infections and bleeding are well-known complications. We report a case of a 57-year old woman with a portogastric fistula complicated with high gastrointestinal bleeding and septic thrombophlebitis after pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Keywords: pancreatic carcinoma, pancreaticoduodenectomy, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, portogastric fistula, septic thrombophlebitis. |
| The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. |
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