Factors for unsuccessful endoscopic hemostasis in patients with severe peptic ulcer bleeding

CONCLUSIONS: When these factors (SI ≥ 1.53, exposed blood vessel diameter ≥1.9 mm identified on CE-CT, duodenal ulcer bleeding, and Forrest Ia) are present in patients with severe peptic ulcer bleeding, non-endoscopic hemostasis, such as interventional radiology (IVR) and surgery, should be considered.PMID:34455892 | DOI:10.1080/00365521.2021.1969593

Source: Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology - August 30, 2021 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Yo Kubota Hiroshi Yamauchi Kento Nakatani Tomohisa Iwai Kenji Ishido Tomonari Masuda Takaaki Maruhashi Satoshi Tanabe Source Type: research