Successful Endoscopic Closure Using Polyglycolic Acid Sheets with Fibrin Glue for Nonhealing Duodenal Ulcer with Perforation after Proton Beam Therapy of Liver Tumor

Successful Endoscopic Closure Using Polyglycolic Acid Sheets with Fibrin Glue for Nonhealing Duodenal Ulcer with Perforation after Proton Beam Therapy of Liver Tumor

We describe the first case of a nonhealing duodenal ulcer with perforation after proton beam therapy (PBT) of a liver tumor that was successfully treated endoscopically using polyglycolic acid (PGA) sheets with fibrin glue. A 69-year-old man received PBT for a liver tumor. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy...

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Main Authors: Ko Watanabe, Takuto Hikichi, Jun Nakamura, Minami Hashimoto, Tadayuki Takagi, Rei Suzuki, Mitsuru Sugimoto, Naoki Konno, Mika Takasumi, Yuki Sato, Hiroki Irie, Takashi Kimura, Akira Kenjo, Shigeru Marubashi, Katsutoshi Obara, Hiromasa Ohira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2018-11-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Duodenal ulcer
Endoscopy
Perforation
Polyglycolic acid
Proton beam therapy
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/494918

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