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Gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhaging secondary to stomal ulcers following a pancreaticojejunostomy for chronic pancreatitis is a rare postoperative condition that has not hitherto been reported in the literature. A 25-yr-old Japanese female was referred to Ryukyu University Hospital with GI hemorrhaging of unknown origin. She had undergone a modified Puestow procedure (Partington procedure) for chronic pancreatitis with pancreatolithiasis and an associated dilatation of the main pancreatic duct at 19 yr of age. A technetium-99m blood-flow scan demonstrated the pooling of radionuclides in the area of the jejunal loop, which was highly suggestive of bleeding into the jejunum. Over the next day, she demonstrated persistent melena. At exploratory laparotomy, the anastomotic jejunal loop was filled with clotted blood. Operative endoscopy through an incision of the jejunal loop in close proximity to the anastomosis showed oozing blood from the anastomotic jejunal mucosa. Following a resection of the affected anastomotic segment of the jejunum, a side to side longitudinal pancreaticojejunostomy was again performed on this patient. The resected jejunum showed pathologically pseudopolyp-like edema, congestion, and an ulceration of the stomal mucosa. The patient showed a good postoperative course and has been doing well for the past 8 yr since reoperation.
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Isa, T., Muto, Y., Kurashita, K. et al. Recurrent hemorrhaging from stomal ulcers following a side to side longitudinal pancreaticojejunostomy for chronic pancreatitis. International Journal of Pancreatology 28, 231–234 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1385/IJGC:28:3:231
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