Endoscopic laser therapy for watermelon stomach
| Autor: | Peter Boyd, A.E. Cowen, Richard L. Hope, Michael J. Bourke, Peter E. Gillespie, Stephen J. Williams, Michael Ward |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
| Předmět: |
Male
Gastrointestinal bleeding medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Gastroenterology Laser therapy Internal medicine Transfusion requirement medicine Humans Vascular Diseases Aged Laser Coagulation Hepatology medicine.diagnostic_test Anemia Iron-Deficiency business.industry Stomach Gastric antral vascular ectasia medicine.disease Endoscopy Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Gastric Mucosa Female business Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Laser coagulation After treatment |
| Zdroj: | Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology. 11(9) |
| ISSN: | 0815-9319 |
| Popis: | Eleven patients (nine females, two males) with anaemia due to acute and chronic gastrointestinal blood loss were found to have gastric antral vascular ectasia (watermelon stomach). Nine patients were transfusion‐dependent, receiving a mean of 13.1 units over a mean period of 12.3 months. All patients received neodymium:yttrium‐aluminium‐garnet laser coagulation with a median of 3.0 treatment sessions. Post‐treatment transfusion needs were abolished in six patients and minimal in two patients during a mean follow up of 27.3 months (range 12–60 months). Overall there was a mean reduction in transfusion requirement with treatment from 2.5 units per month to 0.4 units per month (P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|
Plný text