Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: From August 1998 to June 2005, a clinical trial assessed 37 patients with a diagnosis of Mallory-Weiss syndrome who had active bleeding, exposed vessels, or both. Their lesions were treated using endoscopic band ligation. RESULTS: Endoscopic band ligation was successful in 36 of 37 cases, with a follow-up period ranging from 1 to 24 months. The remaining patient had severe liver failure and disseminated intravascular coagulation. The patient bled again at 12 h and subsequently died. Except for this case, no recurrent bleeding, perforation, or other complications occurred. CONCLUSIONS:
|
Authors | N Higuchi, K Akahoshi, Y Sumida, M Kubokawa, Y Motomura, M Kimura, M Matsumoto, K Nakamura, H Nawata |
Journal | Surgical endoscopy
(Surg Endosc)
Vol. 20
Issue 9
Pg. 1431-4
(Sep 2006)
ISSN: 1432-2218 [Electronic] Germany |
PMID | 16703428
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
|
Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
(complications)
- Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
(adverse effects)
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
(etiology, mortality, surgery)
- Humans
- Ligation
(adverse effects, methods)
- Liver Failure
(complications)
- Male
- Mallory-Weiss Syndrome
(complications)
- Middle Aged
- Prospective Studies
- Recurrence
- Treatment Outcome
|