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DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-100200
Tulip-bundle technique as rescue hemostatic therapy in a deep Mallory–Weiss tear
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Publication Date:
01 February 2016 (online)
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An 80-year-old woman who was anticoagulated with rivaroxaban for a previous deep venous thrombosis of the left lower limb presented with a 12-hour history of hematemesis. Her physical examination was unremarkable, and she had a blood pressure of 153/78 mmHg and heart rate of 75 beats/minute. Laboratory test results showed a hemoglobin level of 13.1 g/dL. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed a deep Mallory–Weiss tear with a visible vessel and active pulsatile bleeding located in a hiatus hernia ([Fig. 1 a]).
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Because she was anticoagulated with rivaroxaban, mechanical hemostasis with clips (Resolution Clip; Boston Scientific) was selected as the treatment ([Fig. 1 b]) but despite the application of six hemostatic clips, bleeding persisted ([Fig. 1 c]). Subsequently, a tulip-bundle technique was planned ([Video 1]). A detachable snare (MAJ-254; Olympus, Tokyo, Japan) was placed over the clips ([Fig. 1 d]), which resulted in immediate hemostasis ([Fig. 1 e]). Adjunctive management with nil per os, a proton pump inhibitor as a continuous infusion, metoclopramide, and prophylactic enoxaparin instead of rivaroxaban was instituted. The patient remained asymptomatic and was discharged 3 days later.
Quality:
Mallory–Weiss syndrome accounts for 6 % – 14 % of all cases of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, mainly occurring at the gastroesophageal junction or gastric cardia [1].
The tulip-bundle technique consists of the placement and tightening of a detachable snare around clips [2]. This technique has a range of applications, including hemostasis and closure of perforations and fistulae [2] [3]. Moreover, this technique may represent an effective rescue treatment in bleeding that is refractory to initial hemostasis in patients with comorbidities that limit hemostatic options, as highlighted in this report.
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