Year 2024 / Volume 116 / Number 10
Letter
Delayed post-sphincterotomy bleeding: hemostatic powder is a safe and effective option

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DOI: 10.17235/reed.2024.10161/2023

Mara Sarmento Costa, Andrea Silva, Luís Santos, Nuno Almeida, Dário Gomes, Pedro Figueiredo,

Abstract
We present the case of a 72-year-old woman admitted for epigastric pain, elevated inflammatory parameters and liver enzymes, with a total bilirubin of 6mg/dL. Abdominal ultrasound identified cholelithiasis and posteriorly endoscopic ultrasound showed a 5.8mm stone distally in the biliary tract. Due to acute cholangitis, she underwent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with sphincterotomy, successfully removing the stone. Mild self-limited bleeding after sphincterotomy was reported, for which an adrenaline flush of the biliary tract was performed. The following day, she presented melena and hemoglobin dropped 3g/dL, remaining hemodynamically stable. With side-viewing duodenoscopy we identified an adherent clot and an oozing bleed near the pancreatic duct opening. The clot was removed with a snare after adrenalin injection and 3 endoclips of 8mm were positioned in the superior portion of the sphincterotomy. Even then, bleeding persisted. We opted to apply hemostatic powder (Hemospray®) with successful bleeding cessation. Four days later the patient was released without bleeding recurrence or suspected biliary blockage.
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Received: 11/12/2023

Accepted: 18/12/2023

Online First: 11/01/2024

Published: 09/10/2024

Article Online First time: 31 days

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