Upper gastrointestinal bleeding caused by bleeding from the gallbladder wall: case report

Enes Hodzic; Enes Hadzic; Majda Kalabic; Branka Nikic

Volume : X, Issue : VIII, August - 2020

Upper gastrointestinal bleeding caused by bleeding from the gallbladder wall: case report

Enes Hodzic, Enes Hadzic, Majda Kalabic, Branka Nikic

Abstract :

Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGB) is a life–threatening complication of gastrointestinal diseases. There is a large variety of uncommon reasons which contribute to UGB and might become reasons for misdiagnosis and sometimes lead to fatal consequences.[1] We are presenting a man, 69 years old, with massive bleeding from the upper gastrointestinal system. After carrying out endoscopic attempts, as well as medication and blood supply, the bleeding did not stop. There was a very unusual finding during operative treatment: perforated ulcer on the duodenal bulb which was closed by the gallbladder whose wall blood vessels had eroded and were bleeding in the duodenal lumen. Our goal was to show how unusual and unclear reasons of gastrointestinal bleeding demand adjustment in treatment. Despite modern developed endoscopic techniques, uncertain conditions demand open surgical approach, not only as a therapeutic, but also as a diagnostic method.