Abstract | AIM: The aim of this study was to retrospectively assess the haemostatic efficacy of the endoscopic topical use of Ankaferd Blood Stopper (ABS) in the setting of neoplastic GI bleeding. METHODS: The records of 10 patients with neoplastic GI bleeding (7 gastric, 3 rectal) were evaluated retrospectively. Written informed consent regarding the off-label use of ABS as a means of attaining haemostasis had been obtained from all of the patients prior to the procedure. In all patients, ABS was applied topically. Rates of bleeding control and post-procedural complications were documented. RESULTS: Haemostasis was achieved in all patients within seconds of endoscopic application of ABS, with no immediate complications. Seven patients underwent subsequent cancer surgery after a bleeding-free post-procedural period. CONCLUSIONS: ABS as a novel haemostatic agent could have a potential benefit in controlling bleeding from GI tumours. Prospective controlled studies are needed to help establish its efficacy, and perhaps offer a comparison to conventional haemostatic interventions.
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Authors | Mevlut Kurt, Meral Akdogan, Ibrahim Koral Onal, Murat Kekilli, Mehmet Arhan, Ali Shorbagi, Salih Aksu, Ozlem Kar Kurt, Ibrahim Celalettin Haznedaroglu |
Journal | Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver
(Dig Liver Dis)
Vol. 42
Issue 3
Pg. 196-9
(Mar 2010)
ISSN: 1878-3562 [Electronic] Netherlands |
PMID | 19540818
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | 2009 Editrice Gastroenterologica Italiana S.r.l. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Hemostatics
- Plant Extracts
- ankaferd blood stopper
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Topics |
- Administration, Topical
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
- Female
- Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
(drug therapy, etiology)
- Hemostatics
(administration & dosage)
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Off-Label Use
- Plant Extracts
(administration & dosage)
- Rectal Neoplasms
(complications)
- Retrospective Studies
- Stomach Neoplasms
(complications)
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