Endoscopic suturing for management of peptic ulcer-related upper gastrointestinal bleeding: a preliminary experience

Conclusions Oversewing of a bleeding or high-risk ulcer using endoscopic suturing appears to be a safe and effective method for achieving endoscopic hemostasis. It may be considered as rescue endoscopic therapy when primary endoscopic hemostasis fails to control the bleeding or when hemorrhage recurs after successful control of bleeding. [...] © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  open access Full text

Source: Endoscopy International Open - December 10, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Agarwal, Amol Benias, Petros Brewer Gutierrez, Olaya I. Wong, Vivien Hanada, Yuri Yang, Juliana Villgran, Vipin Kumbhari, Vivek Kalloo, Anthony Khashab, Mouen A. Chiu, Philip Ngamruengphong, Saowanee Tags: Original article Source Type: research