Endoscopic View of Embolization Coil in a Duodenal Ulcer

A 81-year-old woman with previous history of ulcertive colitis under corticotherapy was admitted to the mergency room with a two-day history of melena with rthostatic hypotension and severe anemia (hemoglobin evel of 5.2 g/dL). Emergency upper endoscopy was perormed and a large deep ulcer with a pulsatile visible essel was seen along the posterior aspect of the duodenal ulb (Fig. 1). Hemostatic therapy with injection of 6 mL of pinephrine (100 g/mL) was carried out. Due to its large