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Endoscopic band ligation for non-variceal non-ulcer gastrointestinal hemorrhage
D Abi-Hanna1, S J Williams, P E Gillespie
1Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Westmead Hospital, NSW, Australia.
Background:
There is no consensus as to the best treatment for non-variceal, non-ulcer gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Endoscopic band ligation is an inexpensive, readily available, and easily learned technique in contrast to conventional thermal methods of endoscopic hemostasis. We present the preliminary results of an open trial using endoscopic band ligation for non-variceal, non-ulcer bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract.
Methods:
Eighteen patients were treated by band ligation between June 1996 and November 1997. The lesions treated were: arteriovenous malformations in 10, Dieulafoy's lesions in 4, Mallory-Weiss tear in 2, and post-colonic polypectomy bleeding in 2.
Results:
Endoscopic band ligation was successful in 17 of 18 cases, with a follow-up period ranging from 2 to 18 months. The remaining case, a duodenal Dieulafoy's lesion, bled again at 24 hours but was successfully treated by adrenalin injection.
Conclusions:
Endoscopic band ligation is effective for non-variceal, non-ulcer bleeding. It has the advantage of ease of use and is relatively inexpensive.
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