[Laser coagulation in acute gastrointestinal hemorrhage (author's transl)].

Abstract

The high mortality rate of up to 64% as a result of emergency for gastrointestinal hemorrhage indicates the need for a reliable method for endoscopic bleeding control. By developing a special flexible endoscopic laser transmission system it was possible to transmit high-power Nd-Yag laser radiation, which is especially effective in massive hemorrhages. In 1 1/2 years 186 (94%) of 198 bleeding incidents in 150 unselected patients could be controlled by endoscopic laser irradiation (varices: 60; Mallory-Weiss tears: 14; ulcers: 101; multiple erosions: 11).

• Authors: P Kiefhaber, G Nath, K Moritz, A Kreitmair
• Journal: Langenbecks Archiv fur Chirurgie (Langenbecks Arch Chir) Vol. 345 Pg. 303-6 (Nov 1977) ISSN: 0023-8236 [Print] Germany
• Vernacular Title: Laserkoagulation der akuten gastrointestinalen Blutung.
• PMID: 304140 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Acute Disease
• Emergencies
• Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage (etiology, surgery)
• Hemophilia A (complications)
• Humans
• Laser Therapy
• Lasers (methods)
• Liver Cirrhosis (complications)