Endoscopic hemostasis with multiple hemoclips and an endoloop for uncontrolled peptic ulcer bleeding

Endoscopic hemostasis with hemoclips for active gastric variceal bleeding.

ambulance to our institution because of hematemesis. Her medical history included alcoholic cirrhosis with no regular medical follow-upor treatment. Emergency esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) identified a “bleeding jet” from isolated gastric varices in the fundus (●" Fig. 1). Hemostasis was immediately achieved with a hemoclip (●" Fig. 2), and finally a total of eight hemoclips were applied to ...

Endoscopic Obliteration for Bleeding Peptic Ulcer

A group of 133 patients treated for bleeding peptic ulcer in our Department, is reviewed. Within several hours of admission, all patients underwent upper gastrointestinal tract gastroscopy and obliteration of the bleeding ulcer. Bleeding gastric ulcers were found in 41 patients, and duodenal ulcers in 92 patients. Patients were classified according to the Forrest scale: IA - 11 patients, IB - 4...

Bleeding peptic ulcer--endoscopic and pharmacological management.

Endoscopic Management of Peptic Ulcer Bleeding

Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding is a common medical emergency around the world and the major cause is peptic ulcer bleeding. Endoscopic treatment is fundamental for the management of peptic ulcer bleeding. Despite recent advances in endoscopic treatment, mortality from peptic ulcer bleeding has still remained high. This is because the disease often occurs in elderly patients with frequent...

Proton pump inhibitors after endoscopic hemostasis in patients with peptic ulcer bleeding.

BACKGROUND Peptic ulcer bleeding is a common and potentially fatal condition. For patients with bleeding peptic ulcers that display major endoscopic stigmata of recent hemorrhage, a combination of endoscopic and pharmacologic therapy is the current standard management. OBJECTIVE To show our experience with management of peptic ulcer bleeding. PATIENTS Patients who presented with gastrointes...