Duodenal diverticular bleeding: an endoscopic challenge

Eduardo Valdivielso Cortázar, Lucía Madarnás Alonso, Susana Ortíz Marín, Ignacio Couto Worner, Pedro Alonso Aguirre
2017 Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas  
Duodenal diverticula are an uncommon cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Until recently, it was primarily managed with surgery, but advances in the field of endoscopy have made management increasingly less invasive. We report a case of duodenal diverticular bleeding that was endoscopically managed, and review the literature about the various endoscopic therapies thus far described.
doi:10.17235/reed.2017.4755/2016 pmid:28605921 fatcat:5npsl6hz4zfefbv4wh7nf3nyii