Second-look endoscopy does not reduce delayed bleeding after endoscopic papillectomy: a multicenter propensity score-matched analysis

Yuki Fujii, Kazuyuki Matsumoto, Toru Ueki, Hitomi Himei, Ichiro Sakakihara, Eijiro Ueta, Tatsuya Toyokawa, Ryo Harada, Taiji Ogawa, Takeshi Tomoda, Hironari Kato, Toshiharu Mitsuhashi, Ryosuke Sato, Akihiro Matsumi, Kazuya Miyamoto, Daisuke Uchida, Shigeru Horiguchi, Koichiro Tsutsumi, Motoyuki Otsuka

Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology

Published online on May 19, 2026

Abstract

Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology, Volume 19, January-December 2026.
Background:Delayed bleeding is a frequent and serious complication after endoscopic papillectomy (EP). Second-look endoscopy (SLE) is often scheduled on the following day for wound assessment and prophylactic hemostasis, but its clinical value remains ...