Mo1115 IS OVER-THE-SCOPE-CLIP AN EFFECTIVE RESCUE THERAPY FOR SEVERE ACUTE UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING EVEN IN VARICEAL ONES?

When repeated endoscopic therapy fails to achieve hemostasis for acute upper GI bleeding, current treatment options have been limited to surgery or angiography with embolization. Over-the-scope-clip (OTSC) has potency to achieve haemostasis of various bleeding GI lesions.

Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - May 30, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Goktug Sirin, Hasan Yilmaz, Ali Erkan Duman, Altay Celebi, Sadettin H ülagü Tags: Monday abstract Source Type: research