Severe recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding following percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement: a rare complication

Ikponmwosa Enofe; Manoj P Rai; Julie L Yam

doi:10.1136/bcr-2019-229851

Severe recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding following percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement: a rare complication

BMJ Case Rep. 2019 Jun 21;12(6):e229851. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-229851.

Authors

Ikponmwosa Enofe¹, Manoj P Rai¹, Julie L Yam²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
² Department of Gastroenterology, McLaren Greater Lansing, Lansing, Michigan, USA.

Abstract

Severe bleeding requiring blood transfusions following endoscopic, percutaneous gastrostomy tube placement is a rare complication. We describe a case of severe recurrent haemorrhage with bright red blood from rectum from endoscopic, percutaneous gastrostomy tube placement, which ultimately required removal of the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube.

Keywords: gastrointestinal surgery; gastrointestinal system; haematology (incl blood transfusion).

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Deglutition Disorders
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology*
Gastrostomy / instrumentation*
Humans
Iatrogenic Disease
Intubation, Gastrointestinal / adverse effects*
Male
Pneumonia, Aspiration / therapy*
Treatment Outcome