Endoscopic hemostasis techniques for upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage: A review

Upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage (UGIH) is an urgent disease that is often encountered in daily medical practice. Endoscopic hemostasis is currently indispensable for the treatment of UGIH. Initially, when UGIH is suspected, a cause of UGIH is presumed from the medical interview and physical findin...

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Published in:World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy 2010-02, Vol.2 (2), p.54-60
Main Authors: Anjiki, Hajime, Kamisawa, Terumi, Sanaka, Masaki, Ishii, Taro, Kuyama, Yasushi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Endoscopic
gastrointestinal
Guidelines For Clinical Practice
hemorrhage
hemostasis
Primary
techniques
treatment
Upper
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Summary:Upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage (UGIH) is an urgent disease that is often encountered in daily medical practice. Endoscopic hemostasis is currently indispensable for the treatment of UGIH. Initially, when UGIH is suspected, a cause of UGIH is presumed from the medical interview and physical findings. After ample primary treatment, urgent endoscopy is performed. Many methods of endoscopic hemostasis are in wide use, including hemoclip, injection and thermo-coagulation methods. Although UGIH develops from a wide variety of diseases, such as esophageal varices and gastric and duodenal ulcer, hemostasis is almost always possible. Identification of the causative diseases, primary treatment and characteristic features of endoscopic hemostasis are needed to allow appropriate treatment.
ISSN:1948-5190
1948-5190
DOI:10.4253/wjge.v2.i2.54