Potential for improvement of combined endoscopic-surgical treatment of bleeding gastroduodenal ulcer
Boeckl, O.; Mayer, F.; Holzinger, J.; Sungler, P.; Waclawiczek, H.W.; Heinerman, P.M.
Langenbecks Archiv für Chirurgie. Supplement. Kongressband. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie. Kongress 114: 1194-1195
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0942-2854 PMID: 9574375 Document Number: 470535
A total of 119 patients (January 1995-December 1996; 53 women, 66 men) with a medium age of 63.1 years were admitted to hospital with bleeding gastroduodenal ulcer. Emergency gastroduodenoscopy was performed immediately in all cases, sclerotherapy in 94 cases (78.9%). Control endoscopy was done routinely after 12-24 h; the recurrent bleeding rate amounted to 14.3%, mortality was 5%, and surgical intervention was necessary in 8.4% with a mortality of 40% (!).