Endoscopic treatment of gastroduodenal digestive hemorrhage
Llanos, J.; Valdés, E.; Cofré, C.; Tapia, A.; Denegri, E.
Revista Medica de Chile 120(12): 1366-1369
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0034-9887 PMID: 1343376 Document Number: 393856
Endoscopy is extremely useful for the diagnosis of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. At the present time, therapeutic measures are been used during the endoscopy to stop bleeding. This paper reports the experience of hospital de Talca in the endoscopic treatment of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Thirty four patients (22 male) with bleeding not originating from esophageal or gastric varices were treated with direct absolute alcohol injection into the bleeding lesions. The procedure was successful in 31 patients. Three of the 34 patients required surgery, but only one of those successfully sclerosed (97% success). There were no complications attributable to the procedure. It is concluded that this therapeutic modality must be implemented in places were gastrointestinal endoscopy is performed.