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Review
. 2016 Sep;49(5):417-420.
doi: 10.5946/ce.2016.135. Epub 2016 Sep 30.

Recent Developments in the Endoscopic Treatment of Patients with Peptic Ulcer Bleeding

Jae-Young Jang  1
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Review

Recent Developments in the Endoscopic Treatment of Patients with Peptic Ulcer Bleeding

Jae-Young Jang. Clin Endosc. 2016 Sep.

Abstract

Peptic ulcer bleeding is an internal medical emergency. Endoscopic hemostasis has been shown to improve the survival rate of patients with peptic ulcer bleeding. Although the established hemostatic modalities, including injection, thermal therapy, and mechanical therapy, are effective in controlling peptic ulcer bleeding, hemostasis can be difficult to achieve in some cases. As a result, recent, new endoscopic hemostatic modalities, including over-the-scope clips, topical hemostatic sprays, and endoscopic ultrasonography-guided angiotherapy, have been developed.

Keywords: Hemostasis, endoscopic; Over-the-scope clips; Peptic ulcer hemorrhage; Topical hemostatic sprays.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author has no financial conflicts of interest.

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