Acute Pancreatitis Due to Clipping of the Ampulla With Over-The-Scope Clip as a Complication of Bleeding Duodenal Ulcer Treatment

• Published in: Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 12; no. 7; p. e8963
• Main Authors: Sehmbey, Gurbir, Srinivasan, Indu, Chuang, Keng-Yu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Cureus Inc 02-07-2020; Cureus
• Subjects: Abdomen; Case reports; Endoscopy; Gastroenterology; Internal Medicine; Pain; Pancreatitis; Titanium alloys; Ulcers; United States > US; Germany; gi endoscopy; over-the-scope clips; peptic ulcer; pancreatitis causes; endoscopic approach
• ISSN: 2168-8184; 2168-8184
• DOI: 10.7759/cureus.8963

Over-the-scope clips (OTSC) (Ovesco, Tübingen, Germany) are commonly used for closure of bowel perforations, fistulas and to achieve hemostasis. This device is attached to the endoscope and delivers a variety of clips, based on diameter and depth, that works through tissue approximation. Complications including local inflammation, ulcers, or obstruction can occur. When the clip is misplaced or OTSC-associated complications occur, OTSC removal may be indicated. We present a case of a patient who presented to our hospital with upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. OTSC was used to achieve hemostasis, however, the clip was misplaced over the ampulla of Vater. remOVE system (Ovesco, Tübingen, Germany) was used to remove the misplaced clip.