Abstract
Gastrointestinal bleeding follows endoscopic sphincterotomy in 1 % to 10 % of patients. We report two cases of bleeding from pseudoaneurysms of the gastroduodenal artery occurring as a complication of endoscopic sphincterotomy.
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Priya, P., Bhattacharyya, A., Mohammed, S. et al. Angiographic management of pseudoaneurysms of gastroduodenal artery following endoscopic sphincterotomy. Indian J Gastroenterol 35, 242–244 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12664-016-0663-y
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