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Successful treatment of life-threatening bleeding from a duodenal posterior bulb peptic ulcer by an over-the-scope-clip.
- Source :
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World journal of gastroenterology [World J Gastroenterol] 2015 Feb 07; Vol. 21 (5), pp. 1666-9. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Bleeding of peptic ulcer at the posterior duodenal bulb still is a particular endoscopic challenge with increased risk of treatment failure and worse outcome. In this article, we report successful treatment of an actively bleeding peptic ulcer located at the posterior duodenal wall, using an over-the-scope-clip in the case of a 54-year-old male patient with hemorrhagic shock. Incident primary hemostasis was achieved and no adverse events occurred during a follow-up of 60 d.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2219-2840
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- World journal of gastroenterology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25663788
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i5.1666