[Treatment of non-variceal upper digestive hemorrhage with endoscopic thermocoagulation].

Abstract

Over a year period, 60 of 172 patients presenting with upper gastrointestinal bleeding were treated by endoscopic thermocoagulation. Entry criteria included active bleeding (pulsatile or oozing), a visible vessel, sentinel clot or the presence of a pigmented protuberance at the ulcer crater. Hemostatic therapy was performed using the heat probe. The physical status and risk of the patients was estimated according to the ASA classification. Hemostasis was obtained in 17 of 21 patients with pulsatile bleeding (81%), 30 of 30 patients with oozing (100%) and 18 of 18 patients with a visible vessel or a pigmented protuberance in the lesion (100%). Three patients, older than 70 years of age, died. All had pulsatile bleeding from a deep ulcer located at the posterior-inferior wall of the duodenal bulb. They were classified as ASA III (n = 1) or IV (n = 2) with significant concomitant illness. These results suggest that endoscopic thermocoagulation is an effective treatment of active upper gastrointestinal bleeding, especially useful in a group of high risk patients.

• Authors: L Ibañez, J Chianale, F Siegel, J F Miquel, S Guzmán, O Llanos
• Journal: Revista medica de Chile (Rev Med Chil) Vol. 120 Issue 1 Pg. 25-30 (Jan 1992) ISSN: 0034-9887 [Print] Chile
• Vernacular Title: Tratamiento de la hemorragia digestiva alta no variceal con termocoagulación endoscópica.
• PMID: 1305306 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Aged
• Electrocoagulation (methods)
• Female
• Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage (therapy)
• Hemostasis, Endoscopic (methods)
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Prospective Studies