Life-Threatening Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding following Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Removal under Traction: A Case Report
Life-threatening hemodynamically unstable GI bleeding rarely complicates traction PEG tube removal. In elderly patients with multiple comorbidities, PEG tract bleeding refractory to standard endotherapy and not targetable by angioembolization can be safely and effectively managed with timely surgical intervention.
Authors
- Christopher J. Shephard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8084-7614)
- Rozemary Karamatic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4581-1283)
- Xiaomin Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7993-6988)
Institutions
- Townsville Hospital (AU)
- James Cook University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Case Reports in Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2025-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000548125
- Primary Topic
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00