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Fujishiro M, Iguchi M, Ono S, Funasaka K, Sakata Y, Mikami T, Kataoka M, Shimaoka S, Michida T, Igarashi Y, Tanaka S. Guidelines for endoscopic management of nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (second edition). Dig Endosc 2025; 37:447-469. [PMID: 40114631 DOI: 10.1111/den.15019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2024] [Accepted: 02/19/2025] [Indexed: 03/22/2025]
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The Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society has prepared Guidelines for Endoscopic Practice in Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding as part of the initiative to develop evidence-based endoscopic practice guidelines. Hemorrhagic gastroduodenal (peptic) ulcers are the primary cause of nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding. With the advent of a super-aged society, the cases caused by Helicobacter pylori are on the decline, whereas those caused by drugs (e.g. aspirin) have been increasing. Endoscopic hemostasis is currently the first-line treatment for nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding, and various methods have been devised for this purpose. It is recommended to stabilize the vital signs of the patient before and after endoscopic hemostasis with appropriate management based on an assessment of the severity of illness, in addition to the administration of acid secretion inhibitors. These guidelines describe the evaluation and initial treatment of nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding, as well as the selection of endoscopic hemostasis for nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding and its management after endoscopic hemostasis. This is achieved by classifying nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding into two main categories, namely, peptic ulcer and other types of gastrointestinal bleeding. We prepared statements for any available literature with supporting evidence, including the levels of evidence and recommendations. New evidence has been pooled since the publication of the first edition in this area; however, the levels of evidence and recommendations mostly remain low.
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- Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society, Tokyo, Japan
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- Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society, Tokyo, Japan
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- Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society, Tokyo, Japan
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- Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society, Tokyo, Japan
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- Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society, Tokyo, Japan
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Ozen C, Al-Hashimi M, Tornby Stender M, Thorlacius-Ussing O, Larsen AC. Transarterial embolization of gastroduodenal peptic ulcer bleeding: a single-center study of safety and efficacy. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2025; 410:117. [PMID: 40175682 PMCID: PMC11965190 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-025-03695-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2024] [Accepted: 03/28/2025] [Indexed: 04/04/2025]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the safety and efficacy of transarterial embolization (TAE) in patients with bleeding gastroduodenal peptic ulcers with an emphasis on prophylactic TAE (pTAE). METHODS This retrospective cohort study was conducted from 1 January 2010 to 30 June 2022. The primary outcome was rebleeding rate after TAE. Secondary outcomes were frequency and severity of complications, 30-day mortality rate, and overall survival. RESULTS 87 patients were included. The overall rebleeding rate after TAE was 13/87 (15%). The rebleeding rate was non-significantly higher in the therapeutic TAE (tTAE) group (31%) when compared to the pTAE group (12%). Minor complications were observed in 14/87 patients (16%) and severe complications were observed in 6/87 patients (7%). The complication rate did not differ between the tTAE and pTAE groups. The 30-day overall mortality rate was 19/87 (22%). The 30-day mortality rate was non-significantly higher in the tTAE-group (31%) when compared to the pTAE group (20%). Of the 19 mortalities within 30-days, three were considered procedure-related. The overall median survival rate was 21 months (95% CI: 9.8 - 31). A non-significant higher median survival of 46.7 months (95% CI 1.2 - 74.9) was observed in the tTAE group when compared to 20.5 months (95% CI 7.1-29.1) in the pTAE group. CONCLUSION TAE is safe and efficient but is associated with a high 30-day mortality rate and poor overall survival owing to a high burden of comorbidity and disease-related rather than TAE-related complications. Further studies are needed to clarify the gain and selection criteria for pTAE.
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- Cihan Ozen
- Department of Surgery, Aalborg University Hospital, Hobrovej 18-22, 9100, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Surgery, Aalborg University Hospital, Hobrovej 18-22, 9100, Aalborg, Denmark.
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- Department of Surgery, Aalborg University Hospital, Hobrovej 18-22, 9100, Aalborg, Denmark
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Winston K, Rezaprasga E, Wafa S. Intestinal Metastasis of Choriocarcinoma: A Case Report of a Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding. Cureus 2025; 17:e82220. [PMID: 40370905 PMCID: PMC12076091 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.82220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/07/2025] [Indexed: 05/16/2025] Open
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Choriocarcinoma is widely known as an aggressive gestational trophoblastic disease characterized by rapid proliferation and early hematogenous spread. Gastrointestinal metastases, particularly to the small intestine, are rare but can lead to life-threatening complications such as ulceration, perforation, and massive bleeding. This case report describes intestinal metastasis of choriocarcinoma in a 30-year-old patient presenting with chronic hematochezia, progressive pallor, unintentional weight loss over three months, and left lower abdominal pain. Previously, the patient had a molar pregnancy, which was removed via dilation and curettage procedure, but no subsequent follow-up and examinations were conducted post-operation. Physical examination revealed conjunctival pallor and a palpable mass in the left lower quadrant, with rectal examination confirming active bleeding. Chest X-ray revealed multiple pulmonary nodules, and ultrasound revealed abdomen liver metastasis and irregular mass in the lower abdomen. The same mass was confirmed by CT scan of the abdomen. During hospitalization, the patient experienced recurrent GI bleeding, necessitating multiple blood transfusions. Colonoscopy identified an actively bleeding mass in the terminal ileum, and an abdominal CT scan confirmed a large abdominal mass. Extremely elevated levels of hCG (>1,000,000 mIU/mL) supported the diagnosis of metastatic gestational trophoblastic cancer with subsequent histopathological analysis confirmed metastatic choriocarcinoma. Given the persistent hemorrhage, surgical intervention was performed, but the patient developed postoperative sepsis and succumbed to the illness. Although choriocarcinoma is highly treatable with chemotherapy, atypical metastases to the gastrointestinal tract can complicate diagnosis and management, leading to severe complications. This case emphasizes the importance of considering choriocarcinoma in the differential diagnosis of unexplained GI bleeding in patients with a history of gestational trophoblastic disease.
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- Kevin Winston
- Department of Internal Medicine, Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital, Jakarta, IDN
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital, Jakarta, IDN
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital, Jakarta, IDN
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Ameyaw PA, Jajja AA, Ilagan-Ying Y. A rare case of endoscopic visualization of a metallic coil in a duodenal ulcer after transcatheter arterial embolization. Oxf Med Case Reports 2024; 2024:omae143. [PMID: 39588506 PMCID: PMC11586761 DOI: 10.1093/omcr/omae143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2024] [Revised: 08/11/2024] [Accepted: 09/08/2024] [Indexed: 11/27/2024] Open
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Transcatheter arterial embolization is the therapy of choice for recurrent peptic ulcer bleeding refractory to standard endoscopic hemostatic techniques. It offers a minimally invasive approach with high efficacy, lower mortality, and complication rates compared to surgery. However, rare adverse events attributed to coil migration including pulmonary embolism, stroke, myocardial infarction, and bowel obstruction have been reported. We report the case of a 72-year-old female with a massive duodenal ulcer bleed refractory to endoscopic hemostatic techniques of epinephrine injection and bipolar cautery. She had a successful transcatheter arterial embolization of the culprit vessels. Repeat esophagogastroduodenoscopy for increasing vasopressor requirements and transfusion unresponsive anemia revealed the visualization of the metallic coil in the duodenal ulcer base with no active bleeding which was successfully managed conservatively through multidisciplinary consultation.
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- Prince A Ameyaw
- Department of Medicine, Bridgeport Hospital/Yale New Haven Health, 267 Grant St, Bridgeport, CT 06610, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Griffin Hospital, 130 Division St, Derby, CT, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Digestive Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St, New Haven, CT 06510, United States
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Lu MH, Chiang HC. Turn over the new leaf of the treatment in peptic ulcer bleeding: a review of the literature. Therap Adv Gastroenterol 2024; 17:17562848241275318. [PMID: 39253108 PMCID: PMC11382247 DOI: 10.1177/17562848241275318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2024] [Accepted: 07/26/2024] [Indexed: 09/11/2024] Open
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Peptic ulcer bleeding is the most common cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, which has a high mortality risk. The standard therapy for acute peptic ulcer bleeding combines medication administration and endoscopic therapies. Both pharmacologic and endoscopic therapies have developed continuously in the past few decades. Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) already reached a high efficacy in ulcer healing and have been widely used in the past few decades. Endoscopic hemostasis, which includes local epinephrine injection, heater probe coagulation, use of hemostatic clips, and/or band ligation, is highly effective with an overall hemostatic success rate of 85%-90%. However, 10%-20% of patients could not be cured by the current standard combination treatment. Recurrent ulcer bleeding, despite an initial successful hemostasis, is also a big problem for longer hospitalization stays, higher mortality, and higher complication rates, especially for malignant ulcer bleeding. How to manage all types of peptic ulcer bleeding and how to prevent early recurrent peptic ulcer bleeding remain unresolved clinical problems. Recently, several novel medications and endoscopic methods have been developed. Potassium competitive acid blockers have shown a stronger and longer acid suppression than PPI. Hemostatic powder spray and hemostatic gel emulsion are novel hemostatic weapons with emerging evidence, which are potential missing pieces of the puzzle. This literature review will go through the development of endoscopic hemostasis to the prospects of novel endoscopic treatments.
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- Meng-Hsuan Lu
- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 138, Sheng Li Road, Tainan 70428, Taiwan
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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Soriani P, Biancheri P, Bonura GF, Gabbani T, Rodriguez de Santiago E, Dioscoridi L, Andrisani G, Luigiano C, Deiana S, Rainer J, Del Buono M, Amendolara R, Marino M, Hassan C, Repici A, Manno M. Over-the-scope clip as first-line treatment of peptic ulcer bleeding: a multicenter randomized controlled trial (TOP Study). Endoscopy 2024; 56:665-673. [PMID: 38599622 DOI: 10.1055/a-2303-4824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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BACKGROUND First-line over-the-scope (OTS) clip treatment has shown higher efficacy than standard endoscopic therapy in acute nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB) from different causes. We compared OTS clips with through-the-scope (TTS) clips as first-line mechanical treatment in the specific setting of peptic ulcer bleeding. METHODS We conducted an international, multicenter randomized controlled trial on consecutive patients with suspected NVUGIB. Patients with Forrest Ia-IIb gastroduodenal peptic ulcer were randomized 1:1 to OTS clip or TTS clip treatment. The primary outcome was the rate of 30-day rebleeding after successful initial hemostasis. Secondary outcomes included the rates of successful initial hemostasis and overall clinical success, defined as the composite of successful initial hemostasis and no evidence of 30-day rebleeding. RESULTS 251 patients were screened and 112 patients were randomized to OTS (n = 61) or TTS (n = 51) clip treatment. The 30-day rebleeding rates were 1.6% (1/61) and 3.9% (2/51) in patients treated with OTS clips and TTS clips, respectively (Kaplan-Meier log-rank, P = 0.46). Successful initial hemostasis rates were 98.4% (60/61) in the OTS clip group and 78.4% (40/51) in the TTS clip group (P = 0.001). Overall clinical success rates were 96.7% (59/61) with OTS clips and 74.5% (38/51) with TTS clips (P = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Low rates of 30-day rebleeding were observed after first-line endoscopic treatment of acute peptic ulcer bleeding with either OTS or TTS clips. However, OTS clips showed higher efficacy than TTS clips in achieving successful initial hemostasis and overall clinical success.
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- Paola Soriani
- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Azienda USL Modena, Carpi, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Azienda USL Modena, Carpi, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Azienda USL Modena, Carpi, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en el Área temática de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Madrid, Spain
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- Digestive and Interventional Endoscopy Unit, Niguarda Hospital, ASST Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Campus Bio-Medico, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Azienda USL Modena, Carpi, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Azienda USL Modena, Carpi, Italy
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- Clinical Governance Unit, Azienda USL - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Italy
- Endoscopy Unit, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center - IRCCS, Rozzano, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Italy
- Endoscopy Unit, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center - IRCCS, Rozzano, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Azienda USL Modena, Carpi, Italy
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Kavitt RT, Gralnek IM. Ideal strategy for nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Curr Opin Gastroenterol 2024; 40:342-347. [PMID: 38967918 DOI: 10.1097/mog.0000000000001043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/06/2024]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Over 300 000 hospital admissions in the United States each year are due to patients with upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding (UGIB). Common etiologies of nonvariceal UGIB include peptic ulcers, mucosal erosions of the esophagus, stomach or duodenum, Mallory-Weiss tears, Dieulafoy lesions, upper GI tract malignancy, or other etiology. RECENT FINDINGS Peptic ulcers classified as Forrest Ia, Ib, or IIa require endoscopic hemostasis, while IIb ulcers may be considered for endoscopic clot removal with endoscopic treatment of any underlying major stigmata. Endoscopic hemostasis for ulcers classified as Forrest IIc or III is not advised due to the low risk of recurrent bleeding. Endoscopic hemostasis in ulcer bleeding can be achieved using injection, thermal, and/or mechanical modalities. SUMMARY This review focuses on the currently recommended endoscopic therapies of patients presenting with acute nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage.
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- Robert T Kavitt
- Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Emek Medical Center, Afula
- Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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Xiao X, Liu X, Yan H, Xing X, Luo X, Yang J. Proton pump inhibitor therapy after transcatheter angiography in refractory nonvariceal acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding patients: a cohort study. BMC Gastroenterol 2024; 24:168. [PMID: 38760713 PMCID: PMC11100103 DOI: 10.1186/s12876-024-03261-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/19/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Transcatheter angiography (TA) could help to diagnose and treat refractory nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB). Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are the key medication for reducing the rebleeding rate and mortality and are usually continued after TA. It is unknown whether high-dose PPIs after TA are more effective than the standard regimen. METHODS We retrospectively collected data from patients who received TA because of refractory NVUGIB from 2010 to 2020 at West China Hospital. 244 patients were included and divided into two groups based on the first 3 days of PPIs treatment. All baseline characteristics were balanced using the inverse probability of treatment weighting method. The 30-day all-cause mortality, rebleeding rate and other outcomes were compared. The propensity score matching method was also used to verify the results. RESULTS There were 86 patients in the high-dose group and 158 in the standard group. The average daily doses of PPI were 192.1 ± 17.9 mg and 77.8 ± 32.0 mg, respectively. Cox regression analysis showed no difference in the 30-day all-cause mortality (aHR 1.464, 95% CI 0.829 to 2.584) or rebleeding rate (aHR 1.020, 95% CI 0.693 to 1.501). There were no differences found in red blood cell transfusion, hospital stay length and further interventions, including endoscopy, repeating TA, surgery and ICU admission. The results were consistent in the subgroup analysis of patients with transcatheter arterial embolization. CONCLUSION In refractory NVUGIB patients who received TA, regardless of whether embolization was performed, high-dose PPI treatment did not provide additional benefits compared with the standard regimen.
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- Xue Xiao
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, 37 GuoXue Xiang, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China
- Sichuan University-University of Oxford Huaxi Joint Centre for Gastrointestinal Cancer, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Endoscopy Center, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, 37 GuoXue Xiang, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China
- Sichuan University-University of Oxford Huaxi Joint Centre for Gastrointestinal Cancer, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, 37 GuoXue Xiang, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China
- Sichuan University-University of Oxford Huaxi Joint Centre for Gastrointestinal Cancer, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, 37 GuoXue Xiang, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China
- Sichuan University-University of Oxford Huaxi Joint Centre for Gastrointestinal Cancer, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, 37 GuoXue Xiang, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China.
- Sichuan University-University of Oxford Huaxi Joint Centre for Gastrointestinal Cancer, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.
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Yu Q, Funaki B, Ahmed O. Twenty years of embolization for acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding: a meta-analysis of rebleeding and ischaemia rates. Br J Radiol 2024; 97:920-932. [PMID: 38364312 PMCID: PMC11075984 DOI: 10.1093/bjr/tqae037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Revised: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Transarterial embolization (TAE) for acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) can be technically challenging due to the compromise between achieving haemostasis and causing tissue ischaemia. The goal of the present study is to determine its technical success, rebleeding, and post-embolization ischaemia rates through meta-analysis of published literature in the last twenty years. METHODS PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases were queried. Technical success, rebleeding, and ischaemia rates were extracted. Baseline characteristics such as author, publication year, region, study design, embolization material, percentage of superselective embolization were retrieved. Subgroup analysis was performed based on publication time and embolization agent. RESULTS A total of 66 studies including 2121 patients who underwent embolization for acute LGIB were included. Endoscopic management was attempted in 34.5%. The pooled overall technical success, rebleeding, post-embolization ischaemia rates were 97.0%, 20.7%, and 7.5%, respectively. Studies published after 2010 showed higher technical success rates (97.8% vs 95.2%), lower rebleeding rates (18.6% vs 23.4%), and lower ischaemia rates (7.3% vs 9.7%). Compared to microcoils, NBCA was associated with a lower rebleeding rate (9.3% vs 20.8%) at the expense of a higher post-embolization ischaemia rate (9.7% vs 4.0%). Coagulopathy (P = .034), inotropic use (P = .040), and malignancy (P = .002) were predictors of post-embolization rebleeding. Haemorrhagic shock (P < .001), inotropic use (P = .026), malignancy (P < .001), coagulopathy (P = .002), blood transfusion (P < .001), and enteritis (P = .023) were predictors of mortality. Empiric embolization achieved a similarly durable haemostasis rate compared to targeted embolization (23.6% vs 21.1%) but a higher risk of post-embolization ischaemia (14.3% vs 4.7%). CONCLUSION For LGIB, TAE has a favourable technical success rate and low risk of post-embolization ischaemia. Its safety and efficacy profile has increased over the last decade. Compared to microcoils, NBCA seemed to offer a more durable haemostasis rate at the expense of higher ischaemia risk. Due to the heterogeneity of currently available evidence, future prospective and comparative studies are warranted. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE (1) Acute LGIB embolization demonstrate a high technical success rate with acceptable rate of rebleeding and symptomatic ischaemia rates. Most ischaemic stigmata discovered during routine post-embolization colonoscopy were minor. (2) Although NBCA seemed to offer a more durable haemostasis rate, it was also associated with a higher risk of ischaemia compared to microcoils. (3) Coagulopathy, malignant aetiology, and inotropic use were predictors of rebleeding and mortality. (4) Routine post-embolization endoscopy to assess for ischaemia is not indicated.
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- Qian Yu
- Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, United States
- Department of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, 33331, United States
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- Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, United States
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- Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, United States
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Shung DL, Laine L. Review article: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding - review of current evidence and implications for management. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2024; 59:1062-1081. [PMID: 38517201 DOI: 10.1111/apt.17949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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BACKGROUND Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a common emergency requiring hospital-based care. Advances in care across pre-endoscopic, endoscopic and post-endoscopic phases have led to improvements in clinical outcomes. AIMS To provide a detailed, evidence-based update on major aspects of care across pre-endoscopic, endoscopic and post-endoscopic phases. METHODS We performed a structured bibliographic database search for each topic. If a recent high-quality meta-analysis was not available, we performed a meta-analysis with random effects methods and odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals. RESULTS Pre-endoscopic management of UGIB includes risk stratification, a restrictive red blood cell transfusion policy unless the patient has cardiovascular disease, and pharmacologic therapy with erythromycin and a proton pump inhibitor. Patients with cirrhosis should be treated with prophylactic antibiotics and vasoactive medications. Tranexamic acid should not be used. Endoscopic management of UGIB depends on the aetiology. For peptic ulcer disease (PUD) with high-risk stigmata, endoscopic therapy, including over-the-scope clips (OTSCs) and TC-325 powder spray, should be performed. For variceal bleeding, treatment should be customised by severity and anatomic location. Post-endoscopic management includes early enteral feeding for all UGIB patients. For high-risk PUD, PPI should be continued for 72 h, and rebleeding should initially be evaluated with a repeat endoscopy. For variceal bleeding, high-risk patients or those with further bleeding, a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt can be considered. CONCLUSIONS Management of acute UGIB should include treatment plans for pre-endoscopic, endoscopic and post-endoscopic phases of care, and customise treatment decisions based on aetiology and severity of bleeding.
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- Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- West Haven Veterans Affairs Medical Center, West Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Kukeev I, Quint E, Sebbag G, Dukhno O. Left gastric artery embolization for recurrent massive intraluminal postoperative bleeding after revisional laparoscopic one anastomosis gastric bypass surgery. J Surg Case Rep 2024; 2024:rjae070. [PMID: 38706484 PMCID: PMC11068415 DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjae070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024] Open
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Laparoscopic one-anastomosis gastric bypass (LOAGB) has gained popularity as safe weight-reduction procedure. Bleeding is the common postoperative complication. We present a successful treatment of recurrent bleeding after LOAGB by embolization of the left gastric artery (LGA) and later development of necrotizing pancreatitis. A 41-year-old patient with previous bariatric surgeries undergone LOAGB surgery with development of massive intraluminal bleeding in the postoperative period. Attempts of unsuccessful endoscopic treatment were done and the bleeding was stopped by LGA embolization. In the post-embolization period, the patients developed necrotizing pancreatitis. Postoperative bleeding is the serious complications of the bariatric LOAGB procedure. Transcatheter Arterial Embolization (TAE) is the possible treatments after unsuccessful endoscopic attempts to stop the bleeding. The technical and clinical success rates of TAE in post-gastrectomy bleeding are 100 and 79%, respectively. TAE can be successfully used to stop obstinate recurrent postoperative bleeding after a LOAGB procedure.
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- Ivan Kukeev
- Department of General Surgery B, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Yitzhack I. Rager Blvd 151, PO Box 151, Beer Sheva 84101, Israel
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- Department of General Surgery B, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Yitzhack I. Rager Blvd 151, PO Box 151, Beer Sheva 84101, Israel
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- Department of General Surgery B, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Yitzhack I. Rager Blvd 151, PO Box 151, Beer Sheva 84101, Israel
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- Bariatric Surgery Unit, Department of General Surgery B, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Yitzhack I. Rager Blvd 151, PO Box 151, Beer Sheva 84101, Israel
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Toro Tole D, Maurel A, Hedger J, Kwan S, Weber D. A systematic review of failed endoscopic hemostasis for nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding. J Gastrointest Surg 2024; 28:309-315. [PMID: 38446116 DOI: 10.1016/j.gassur.2023.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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BACKGROUND Nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB) is a surgical emergency, usually managed via endoscopy. Approximately 2% of patients will have another significant bleed after therapeutic endoscopy and may require either transarterial embolization (TAE) or surgery. In 2011, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines recommended that TAE should be the preferred option offered in this setting. METHODS This study aimed to conduct an appraisal of guidelines on NVUGIB using the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II tool. A specific review of their recommendations on the management of adult patients with failed endoscopic hemostasis that required TAE or surgery was conducted. RESULTS The quality of the guidelines was moderate; most could be recommended with changes. However, their recommendations regarding TAE vs surgery were widely heterogeneous. A closer review of the underpinning evidence showed that most studies were retrospective, with a small sample size and missing data. CONCLUSION Because of the heterogeneity in evidence, the decision regarding TAE vs surgery requires further research. Deciding between these modalities is primarily based on TAE availability and patient comorbidities. However, surgery should not be dismissed as a key option after failed endoscopic hemostasis.
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- David Toro Tole
- Department of Surgery, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Australia.
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- Department of Surgery, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Flinders University, Darwin, Australia.
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- Department of Surgery, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia
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Yao Z, Zhao G, Luo S, Chen K, Tian W, Xu X, Huang Q, Zhao R. Comparative efficacy of sequential treatment and open abdomen approaches for corrosive abdominal hemorrhage due to inadequate drainage of duodenal leakage: a cohort study. Surg Endosc 2024; 38:85-96. [PMID: 37914952 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-023-10525-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/08/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Intra-abdominal bleeding resulting from inadequate drainage of duodenal leakage (DL) is typically caused by the corrosiveness of duodenal fluid. Open abdomen (OA) treatment addresses both the drainage and bleeding simultaneously. However, a sequential treatment (ST) approach involving hemostasis through transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) followed by percutaneous drainage of source control has emerged as an alternative method. This study aimed to evaluate the prognosis of ST in cases of DL-induced intra-abdominal bleeding. METHODS This retrospective cohort study included 151 participants diagnosed with DL-induced intra-abdominal bleeding from January 2004 to December 2010, and January 2013 to December 2021. The ST and OA groups were established based on the treatment method applied. Propensity score-matching (PSM) matched patients in the ST group with those in the OA group. RESULTS Among the 151 patients, 61 (40.4%) died within 90 days after the bleeding episode. ST was associated with a lower mortality rate (28.2% vs. 51.3% adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 0.34; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.17-0.68; P = 0.003) compared to OA. Following PSM, ST remained the only factor associated with reduced mortality (OR = 0.32; 95% CI 0.13-0.75; P = 0.009). Moreover, ST demonstrated a higher rate of initial hemostasis success before (90.1% [64/71] vs. 77.5% [62/80]; adjusted OR = 2.84; 95% CI 1.07-7.60; P = 0.04) and after PSM (94.4% [51/54] vs. 77.8% [42/54], adjusted OR = 3.85; 95% CI 2.15-16.82; P = 0.04). Additionally, ST was associated with a lower incidence of rebleeding within 90 days after the initial bleeding, before (7 vs. 23; adjusted OR 0.41; 95% CI 0.18-0.92; P = 0.03) and after PSM (5 vs. 14; adjusted OR 0.37; 95% CI 0.15-0.93; P = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS Applying ST involving TAE and subsequent percutaneous drainage might be superior to OA in lowering the mortality in DL-induced intra-abdominal hemorrhage.
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- Zheng Yao
- Department of General Surgery, Jiangning Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Jiangning Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Jiangning Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Suzhou Ninth Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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- Department of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Jiangning Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Jiangning Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
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Saeed MI, Butt AS, Shahid J, Iqbal J. Rare but critical: Aberrant vascular communication leading to multiorgan ischemia after prophylactic gastroduodenal artery embolization for refractory upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Radiol Case Rep 2023; 18:3926-3931. [PMID: 37663562 PMCID: PMC10473973 DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2023.08.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023] Open
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Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) carries a high risk of morbidity and mortality despite recent improvements in diagnosis and management. Many patients failed to respond to initial endoscopic and medical management. Transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) is now considered the next line of therapy over surgery in refractory UGIB because of its good safety profile and high technical and clinical success rate. We discuss the case of a 66-year-old female patient who presented with massive UGIB and had TAE after endoscopic hemostasis failed. She developed widespread ischemia involving multiple organs following the procedure, including the liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, and small intestine, as a result of an abnormal communication between the gastroduodenal artery (GDA) and superior mesenteric artery (SMA), resulting in PVA particle reflux and widespread ischemic injury. It is important to carefully evaluate the vascular anatomic variations before the procedure to avoid potential complications of ischemia.
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- Muhammad Ibrahim Saeed
- Department of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Radiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Radiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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Ephraim Joseph K, Devane AM, Abrams GA. Patient and endoscopic characteristics and clinical outcomes in subjects with non-variceal GI bleeding referred for transarterial embolization: a single-center experience. ABDOMINAL RADIOLOGY (NEW YORK) 2022; 47:3883-3891. [PMID: 36031627 DOI: 10.1007/s00261-022-03650-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Revised: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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PURPOSE Management of massive non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NV-UGIB) can be challenging. Transarterial Embolization (TAE) is often the first therapeutic approach when endoscopic therapy fails before surgery. The purpose of this study is to analyze the technical success, and outcome for our patients with an NV-UGIB referred for TAE. METHOD This retrospective analysis included 74 consecutive patients with an NV-UGIB in whom TAE was performed after endoscopic treatment between February 2016 to May 2019 at Prisma Health-Upstate Greenville Memorial Hospital. RESULTS TAE was 98.7% technically successful, with a failure due to severe celiac stenosis, and 85.1% clinically successful. Most TAEs were performed empirically due to lack of extravasation yet were clinically as effective as targeted TAE. We noted a 30-day rebleeding rate and mortality rate of 14.8% and 13.5%, respectively. No complications were reported during the angiographic procedure. Subjects with coagulopathy had more rebleeding (45.5% vs. 17.5%, p = 0.040), and mortality (30% vs 7.4%, p = 0.012). Mortality was also associated with the number of transfused packed blood cells (13.6 ± 8.4 vs. 6.1 ± 5.4, p = 0.020) units and hypotension on admission (27.8% vs. 8.9%, p = 0.043). Interestingly, subjects that underwent left gastric artery (LGA) compared to non-LGA embolization had a higher rebleeding rate of (37.5% vs. 8.6%, p = 0.004) and a greater mortality rate of (37.5% vs. 6.9%, p = 0.002). CONCLUSION TAE is clinically effective in the presence or absence of contrast extravasation to treat uncontrolled or high-risk NV-UGIB. Less effective clinical outcomes regarding TAE targeting the LGA warrant further investigation.
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- Kripalini Ephraim Joseph
- Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology & Liver Center, Prisma Health- Upstate, Greenville, SC, 29605, USA.
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of South Carolina SOM - Greenville, Prisma Health -Upstate, Greenville, SC, 29605, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology & Liver Center, University of South Carolina SOM - Greenville, Prisma Health- Upstate, Greenville, SC, 29605, USA
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Min X, Feng Z, Gao J, Chen S, Zhang P, Fu T, Shen H, Wang N. InterNet: Detection of Active Abdominal Arterial Bleeding Using Emergency Digital Subtraction Angiography Imaging With Two-Stage Deep Learning. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:762091. [PMID: 35847818 PMCID: PMC9276930 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.762091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Objective Active abdominal arterial bleeding is an emergency medical condition. Herein, we present our use of this two-stage InterNet model for detection of active abdominal arterial bleeding using emergency DSA imaging. Methods Firstly, 450 patients who underwent abdominal DSA procedures were randomly selected for development of the region localization stage (RLS). Secondly, 160 consecutive patients with active abdominal arterial bleeding were included for development of the bleeding site detection stage (BSDS) and InterNet (cascade network of RLS and BSDS). Another 50 patients that ruled out active abdominal arterial bleeding were used as negative samples to evaluate InterNet performance. We evaluated the mode's efficacy using the precision-recall (PR) curve. The classification performance of a doctor with and without InterNet was evaluated using a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Results The AP, precision, and recall of the RLS were 0.99, 0.95, and 0.99 in the validation dataset, respectively. Our InterNet reached a recall of 0.7, the precision for detection of bleeding sites was 53% in the evaluation set. The AUCs of doctors with and without InterNet were 0.803 and 0.759, respectively. In addition, the doctor with InterNet assistant could significantly reduce the elapsed time for the interpretation of each DSA sequence from 84.88 to 43.78 s. Conclusion Our InterNet system could assist interventional radiologists in identifying bleeding foci quickly and may improve the workflow of the DSA operation to a more real-time procedure.
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- Xiangde Min
- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- College of Biomedical Engineering, South-Central of University for Nationalities, Wuhan, China
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- United Imaging Intelligence, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- United Imaging Intelligence, Shanghai, China
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- United Imaging Intelligence, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- *Correspondence: Nan Wang
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Khazi ZM, Marjara J, Nance M, Ghouri Y, Hammoud G, Davis R, Bhat A. Gastroduodenal artery embolization for peptic ulcer hemorrhage refractory to endoscopic intervention: A single-center experience. J Clin Imaging Sci 2022; 12:31. [PMID: 35769094 PMCID: PMC9235422 DOI: 10.25259/jcis_45_2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To determine the efficacy of gastroduodenal artery embolization (GDAE) for bleeding peptic ulcers that failed endoscopic intervention. To identify incidence and risk factors for failure of GDAE. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective review of patients who underwent GDAE for hemorrhage from peptic ulcer disease refractory to endoscopic intervention were included in the study. Refractory to endoscopic intervention was defined as persistent hemorrhage following at least two separate endoscopic sessions with two different endoscopic techniques (thermal, injection, or mechanical) or one endoscopic session with the use of two different techniques. Demographics, comorbidities, endoscopic and angiographic findings, significant post-embolization pRBC transfusion, and index GDAE failure were collected. Failure of index GDAE was defined as the need for re-intervention (repeat embolization, endoscopy, or surgery) for rebleeding or mortality within 30 days after GDAE. Multivariate analyzes were performed to identify independent predictors for failure of index GDAE. RESULTS There were 70 patients that underwent GDAE after endoscopic intervention for bleeding peptic ulcers with a technical success rate of 100%. Failure of index GDAE rate was 23% (n = 16). Multivariate analysis identified ≥2 comorbidities (odds ratio [OR]: 14.2 [1.68-19.2], P = 0.023), days between endoscopy and GDAE (OR: 1.43 [1.11-2.27], P = 0.028), and extravasation during angiography (OR: 6.71 [1.16-47.4], P = 0.039) as independent predictors of index GDAE failure. Endoscopic Forrest classification was not a significant predictor for the failure of index GDAE (P > 0.1). CONCLUSION The study demonstrates safety and efficacy of GDAE for hemorrhage from PUD that is refractory to endoscopic intervention. Days between endoscopy and GDAE, high comorbidity burden, and extravasation during angiography are associated with increased risk for failure of index GDAE.
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- Zain M Khazi
- Department of Radiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States
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- Department of Radiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States
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- Department of Internal medicine, Mercy Hospital St. Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
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- Department of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States
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- Department of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States
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- Department of Radiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States
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- Department of Radiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States
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Wells DR, Burroughs-Ray DC, Hardy AV, Jackson CD. Know Your Guidelines Series: The ACG Clinical Practice Guideline on Upper Gastrointestinal and Ulcer Bleeding Review. South Med J 2022; 115:358-359. [PMID: 35649519 DOI: 10.14423/smj.0000000000001400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Daniel R Wells
- From the Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis
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- From the Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis
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- From the Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis
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- From the Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis
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Kate V, Sureshkumar S, Gurushankari B, Kalayarasan R. Acute Upper Non-variceal and Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding. J Gastrointest Surg 2022; 26:932-949. [PMID: 35083723 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-022-05258-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2021] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Acute gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a common surgical emergency requiring hospital admission and associated with high morbidity and mortality. Appropriate decision-making is essential to make a prompt diagnosis, accurate risk assessment, and proper resuscitation of patients with gastrointestinal bleeding. Despite multiple randomized trials and meta-analyses, there is still controversy on various management issues like appropriate risk stratification, the timing of endoscopy, choosing an appropriate endoscopic, and radiological intervention in these groups of patients. As the usage of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, antiplatelet, and antithrombotic agents is common in patients with gastrointestinal bleeding, the physician is challenged with proper management of these drugs. The present review summarizes the current strategies for risk stratification, localization of bleeding source, endoscopic and radiological intervention in patients with acute nonvariceal upper GI, middle GI, and lower GI bleeding.
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- Vikram Kate
- Department of Surgery and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, 605006, India.
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- Department of Surgery and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, 605006, India
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- Department of Surgery and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, 605006, India
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- Department of Surgery and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, 605006, India
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Romstad KK, Detlie TE, Søberg T, Thomas O, Ricanek P, Jahnsen ME, Lerang F, Jahnsen J. Treatment and outcome of gastrointestinal bleeding due to peptic ulcers and erosions - (BLUE study). Scand J Gastroenterol 2022; 57:8-15. [PMID: 34663154 DOI: 10.1080/00365521.2021.1988701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Peptic ulcers and erosions are the most common causes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. The aim of this study was to investigate the management and outcomes of these patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 543 patients with endoscopically confirmed bleeding from peptic ulcers and erosions were included from March 2015 to December 2017. The patient characteristics, endoscopic findings, Forrest classification and endoscopic treatment were recorded. Moreover, the rebleeding rates, repeated endoscopies and transcatheter angiographic embolization and surgery incidences were registered. A follow-up endoscopy after discharge from the hospital was scheduled. RESULTS Among the patients, high-risk stigmata ulcers were present in 36% (198/543) and low-risk stigmata ulcers and erosions in 60% (327/543) at first endoscopy. Endoscopic therapy was performed in 30% (165/543) of the patients, and hemostasis was achieved in 94% (155/165). The incidence of rebleeding was 9% (49/543) for the whole cohort and 14.8% (23/155) for those patients who had received successful endoscopic treatment. Moreover, rebleeding was significantly more frequent in duodenal ulcers than in gastric ulcers (11.9% vs 4.0%, p = .004). In a multivariable analysis, rebleeding was significantly related to comorbidity and Forrest classification. Transcatheter angiographic embolization and surgery were required in 6% (34/543) and 0.07% (4/543) of patients, respectively. Complete peptic ulcer healing was found at follow-up in 73.3% (270/368) of patients. CONCLUSIONS Endoscopic hemostasis was achieved in the majority of patients with high-risk ulceration, although the occurrence of rebleeding is a significant challenge, especially in patients with duodenal ulcers. Clinical trial registration: Bleeding Ulcer and Erosions Study (BLUE Study), ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03367897.
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- Katrine Kauczynska Romstad
- Department of Gastroenterology, Østfold Hospital Trust, Grålum, Norway.,Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Gastroenterology, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Østfold Hospital Trust, Grålum, Norway
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- Division of Research and Innovation, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Østfold Hospital Trust, Grålum, Norway
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Gastroenterology, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway
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Hua DT, Pham CD. Clinical Guideline Highlights for the Hospitalist: Management of Upper Gastrointestinal and Ulcer Bleeding. J Hosp Med 2021; 16:736-737. [PMID: 34797997 DOI: 10.12788/jhm.3711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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American College of Gastroenterology: Upper Gastrointestinal and Ulcer Bleeding RELEASE DATE: May 1, 2021 PRIOR VERSION(S): March 1, 2012 DEVELOPER: American College of Gastroenterology Practice Parameters Committee FUNDING SOURCE: American College of Gastroenterology TARGET POPULATION: Adult patients with overt upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
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- Duong T Hua
- Department of Internal Medicine, Los Angeles County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Los Angeles County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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Boros E, Sipos Z, Hegyi P, Teutsch B, Frim L, Váncsa S, Kiss S, Dembrovszky F, Oštarijaš E, Shawyer A, Erőss B. Prophylactic transcatheter arterial embolization reduces rebleeding in non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding: A meta-analysis. World J Gastroenterol 2021; 27:6985-6999. [PMID: 34790019 PMCID: PMC8567479 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i40.6985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Revised: 07/25/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Despite the improvement in the endoscopic hemostasis of non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB), rebleeding remains a major concern.
AIM To assess the role of prophylactic transcatheter arterial embolization (PTAE) added to successful hemostatic treatment among NVUGIB patients.
METHODS We searched three databases from inception through October 19th, 2020. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and observational cohort studies were eligible. Studies compared patients with NVUGIB receiving PTAE to those who did not get PTAE. Investigated outcomes were rebleeding, mortality, reintervention, need for surgery and transfusion, length of hospital (LOH), and intensive care unit (ICU) stay. In the quantitative synthesis, odds ratios (ORs) and weighted mean differences (WMDs) were calculated with the random-effects model and interpreted with 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
RESULTS We included a total of 3 RCTs and 9 observational studies with a total of 1329 patients, with 486 in the intervention group. PTAE was associated with lower odds of rebleeding (OR = 0.48, 95%CI: 0.29–0.78). There was no difference in the 30-d mortality rates (OR = 0.82, 95%CI: 0.39–1.72) between the PTAE and control groups. Patients who underwent PTAE treatment had a lower chance for reintervention (OR = 0.48, 95%CI: 0.31–0.76) or rescue surgery (OR = 0.35, 95%CI: 0.14–0.92). The LOH and ICU stay was shorter in the PTAE group, but the difference was non-significant [WMD = -3.77, 95%CI: (-8.00)–0.45; WMD = -1.33, 95%CI: (-2.84)–0.18, respectively].
CONCLUSION PTAE is associated with lower odds of rebleeding and any reintervention in NVUGIB. However, further RCTs are needed to have a higher level of evidence.
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- Eszter Boros
- Institute for Translational Medicine, University of Pecs, Medical School, Pécs 7624, Hungary
- First Department of Internal Medicine, St. George University Teaching Hospital of County Fejér, Székesfehérvár 8000, Hungary
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, University of Pecs, Medical School, Pécs 7624, Hungary
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, University of Pecs, Medical School, Pécs 7624, Hungary
- Szentágothai Research Center, University of Pecs, Pécs 7624, Hungary
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, University of Pecs, Medical School, Pécs 7624, Hungary
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, University of Pecs, Medical School, Pécs 7624, Hungary
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, University of Pecs, Medical School, Pécs 7624, Hungary
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, University of Pecs, Medical School, Pécs 7624, Hungary
- Doctoral School of Clinical Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged 6720, Hungary
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, University of Pecs, Medical School, Pécs 7624, Hungary
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, University of Pecs, Medical School, Pécs 7624, Hungary
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust, Bournemouth BH7 7DW, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, University of Pecs, Medical School, Pécs 7624, Hungary
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Fabbi M, Castoldi L, Sallusti M, Rossi G, Reggiani P. Duodenal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: A Rare Disease in a Young Adult Female Patient Presenting with Life-Threatening Hemorrhage. Case Rep Gastroenterol 2021; 15:519-524. [PMID: 34616250 PMCID: PMC8454229 DOI: 10.1159/000515370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2020] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Duodenal gastrointestinal stromal tumors (dGISTs) may be a source of life-threatening hemorrhage that leads to emergency surgical care, precluding tumor staging and the planning of an elective treatment. In this study, we report a case of potentially lethal bleeding dGIST in a young woman successfully treated by an organ-preserving elective surgery after endoscopic and angiographic hemostasis. A 26-year-old female patient was admitted to the Emergency Unit of our hospital with the complaints of hematemesis and melena in the previous 12 h. An upper endoscopy showed a 4-cm submucosal lesion, between the 2nd and 3rd part of the duodenum, in the lateral wall, with massive bleeding arising from central ulceration. Hemostasis was initially achieved endoscopically and then optimized by transarterial embolization. After a contrast-enhanced CT, the patient underwent planning elective surgery. Intraoperatively, a 3-cm lesion was confirmed and resected by excision of the full-thickness duodenum with adequate free margins. Immunohistochemical analysis of the specimen revealed to be a dGIST, with a low mitotic count (<5 mitosis/50 high power field), and tumor necrosis present in <50% of the lesion. The patient had an uneventful course.
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- Manrica Fabbi
- Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda, Maggiore Policlinico Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda, Maggiore Policlinico Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda, Maggiore Policlinico Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda, Maggiore Policlinico Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda, Maggiore Policlinico Hospital, Milan, Italy
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Isaac MF, Ho CL, Leong S. Life-threatening bleeding from dissecting Intramural Hematoma of Esophagus (IHE) treated by trans arterial embolization. Radiol Case Rep 2021; 16:2474-2477. [PMID: 34257783 PMCID: PMC8260735 DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2021.05.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Dissecting intramural hematoma of esophagus (DIHE) is an uncommon entity, characterized by accumulation of blood within the esophageal wall and usually managed conservatively. Only in rare circumstances, DIHE is associated with massive life-threatening hemorrhage requiring emergency treatment. We present a case of DIHE associated with cardiovascular collapse and treated by transcatheter arterial embolization. Transcatheter arterial embolization is a rare treatment option for DIHE associated with hemodynamic instability and only a handful of cases have been reported in the literature.
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- Mina F.G. Isaac
- Department of Radiology, Sengkang General Hospital, 110, Sengkang Eastway, Singapore 544886
- Corresponding author. M. Isaac.
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- Department of Radiology, Sengkang General Hospital, 110, Sengkang Eastway, Singapore 544886
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- Department of Radiology, Sengkang General Hospital, 110, Sengkang Eastway, Singapore 544886
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Gong Y, Li J, Zhu D, Wang S, Xu Y, Li Y, Wang Y, Song Y, Liu W, Tian Y. Case Report: Near-Fatal Intestinal Hemorrhage and Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis due to Vi-Negative and Fluoroquinolone-Insensitive Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi Infection: A Rare Entity. Front Med (Lausanne) 2021; 8:666643. [PMID: 34447758 PMCID: PMC8383206 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.666643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Typhoid fever is usually a mild clinical disease. Typhoid fever with massive intestinal hemorrhage is rare in the antibiotic era. Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) is also rare in adults. Here, we describe the first adult case of typhoid fever with both complications due to Vi-negative and fluoroquinolone-insensitive Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi) infection. We aim to alert physicians to this rare condition.
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- Yuehua Gong
- Yantai Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Yantai, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, China
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- Yantai Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Yantai, China
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- Yantai Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Yantai, China
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- Yantai Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Yantai, China
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- Yantai Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Yantai, China
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- Yantai Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Yantai, China
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- Yantai Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Yantai, China
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- Yantai Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Yantai, China
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- Yantai Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Yantai, China
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Matsui S, Ono H, Asano D, Ishikawa Y, Ueda H, Akahoshi K, Ogawa K, Kudo A, Tanaka S, Tanabe M. Pancreatic metastasis from renal cell carcinoma presenting as gastrointestinal hemorrhage: a case report. J Surg Case Rep 2021; 2021:rjab368. [PMID: 34476078 PMCID: PMC8407029 DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjab368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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In some patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma to the pancreas, gastrointestinal hemorrhages occur, but because of the rarity of this condition, treatment strategies have not been established. A 71-year-old man who had undergone a nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) went to a hospital in a state of shock. Computed tomography revealed a hypervascularized tumor in the head of the pancreas, suggesting metastatic RCC. Upper endoscopy revealed bleeding in the duodenum due to tumor invasion. An emergency angiogram showed that the tumor received its blood supply mainly from the gastroduodenal artery. Transarterial embolization (TAE) of the gastroduodenal artery was performed and bleeding was controlled. Two months after TAE, elective pancreaticoduodenectomy was performed. The patient currently continues to undergo outpatient follow-up 2 years later without recurrence. TAE was very effective in controlling the acute phase of severe gastrointestinal hemorrhage from pancreatic metastasis of RCC.
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- Satoshi Matsui
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Yu Q, Liu C, Collura B, Navuluri R, Patel M, Yu Z, Ahmed O. Prophylactic transcatheter arterial embolization for high-risk ulcers following endoscopic hemostasis: a meta-analysis. World J Emerg Surg 2021; 16:29. [PMID: 34112185 PMCID: PMC8194167 DOI: 10.1186/s13017-021-00371-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background To conduct a meta-analysis to assess the safety and efficacy of prophylactic transcatheter arterial embolization (PTAE) for the treatment of high-risk bleeding peptic ulcers after achieving endoscopic hemostasis. Methods PubMed and Cochrane Library were queried for full-text articles published up to December 2019. The following keywords were used: “prophylactic embolization”, “supplement embolization”, “gastrointestinal bleeding”, and “ulcer bleeding”. High-risk ulcers were defined based on endoscopic findings (i.e., large ulcers, Forrest class I-IIb) and/or clinical presentation (i.e., hypotension, decreased hemoglobin during endoscopy). Only comparative studies investigating PTAE versus conservative treatment after achieving endoscopic hemostasis were included. Baseline study characteristics, rebleeding rate, need for surgery, mortality, and PTAE-related complication rates were investigated. Quantitative analyses were performed with Stata 15.1. Results Among the five included original studies, a total of 265 patients received PTAE and 617 were managed conservatively after endoscopy. The rebleeding rate (6.8% vs 14.3%, p = 0.003) and mortality (4.5% vs 8.8%, p = 0.032) of patients from the PTAE group were lower than the control group. PTAE also reduced the cumulative need for future surgical intervention (3.0% vs 14.4%, p = 0.005). The PTAE-related major and minor events were 0.75% and 14.4%, respectively. Conclusion PTAE had therapeutic potentials in reducing rebleeding risk, need for surgical intervention, and morality in high-risk peptic ulcers after achieving endoscopic hemostasis. The embolization-associated adverse events were minimal. Future studies should aim to increase the sample size and resources for performing endovascular interventions. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13017-021-00371-2.
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- Qian Yu
- Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan City, Shandong Province, China.,Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Florida, USA
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- School of Medicine, George Washington University, Washington DC, USA
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- Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan City, Shandong Province, China.
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- Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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ACG Clinical Guideline: Upper Gastrointestinal and Ulcer Bleeding. Am J Gastroenterol 2021; 116:899-917. [PMID: 33929377 DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 269] [Impact Index Per Article: 67.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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We performed systematic reviews addressing predefined clinical questions to develop recommendations with the GRADE approach regarding management of patients with overt upper gastrointestinal bleeding. We suggest risk assessment in the emergency department to identify very-low-risk patients (e.g., Glasgow-Blatchford score = 0-1) who may be discharged with outpatient follow-up. For patients hospitalized with upper gastrointestinal bleeding, we suggest red blood cell transfusion at a threshold of 7 g/dL. Erythromycin infusion is suggested before endoscopy, and endoscopy is suggested within 24 hours after presentation. Endoscopic therapy is recommended for ulcers with active spurting or oozing and for nonbleeding visible vessels. Endoscopic therapy with bipolar electrocoagulation, heater probe, and absolute ethanol injection is recommended, and low- to very-low-quality evidence also supports clips, argon plasma coagulation, and soft monopolar electrocoagulation; hemostatic powder spray TC-325 is suggested for actively bleeding ulcers and over-the-scope clips for recurrent ulcer bleeding after previous successful hemostasis. After endoscopic hemostasis, high-dose proton pump inhibitor therapy is recommended continuously or intermittently for 3 days, followed by twice-daily oral proton pump inhibitor for the first 2 weeks of therapy after endoscopy. Repeat endoscopy is suggested for recurrent bleeding, and if endoscopic therapy fails, transcatheter embolization is suggested.
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Massive Gastrointestinal Bleeding Due to Jejunal Diverticula in a Community Hospital: A Case Report and Review of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Options. GASTROENTEROLOGY INSIGHTS 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/gastroent12020017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Small bowel diverticula are rare and often asymptomatic. Severe lower gastrointestinal bleeding from jejunal diverticula is rarely reported and, therefore, should be considered a differential diagnosis in all cases of lower gastrointestinal bleeding with nonconclusive gastroscopy and colonoscopy. In this case report, we discuss a case of a 75-year-old male with massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding from jejunal diverticula. Initial gastroscopy did not reveal the source of bleeding. Repeat upper endoscopy with a pediatric colonoscope identified jejunal diverticula as the likely source of bleeding. Angiography identified the site of extravasation, and successful angioembolization was done by interventional radiology.
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Kamada T, Satoh K, Itoh T, Ito M, Iwamoto J, Okimoto T, Kanno T, Sugimoto M, Chiba T, Nomura S, Mieda M, Hiraishi H, Yoshino J, Takagi A, Watanabe S, Koike K. Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for peptic ulcer disease 2020. J Gastroenterol 2021; 56:303-322. [PMID: 33620586 PMCID: PMC8005399 DOI: 10.1007/s00535-021-01769-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE) revised the third edition of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for peptic ulcer disease in 2020 and created an English version. The revised guidelines consist of nine items: epidemiology, hemorrhagic gastric and duodenal ulcers, Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) eradication therapy, non-eradication therapy, drug-induced ulcers, non-H. pylori, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) ulcers, remnant gastric ulcers, surgical treatment, and conservative therapy for perforation and stenosis. Therapeutic algorithms for the treatment of peptic ulcers differ based on ulcer complications. In patients with NSAID-induced ulcers, NSAIDs are discontinued and anti-ulcer therapy is administered. If NSAIDs cannot be discontinued, the ulcer is treated with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). Vonoprazan (VPZ) with antibiotics is recommended as the first-line treatment for H. pylori eradication, and PPIs or VPZ with antibiotics is recommended as a second-line therapy. Patients who do not use NSAIDs and are H. pylori negative are considered to have idiopathic peptic ulcers. Algorithms for the prevention of NSAID- and low-dose aspirin (LDA)-related ulcers are presented in this guideline. These algorithms differ based on the concomitant use of LDA or NSAIDs and ulcer history or hemorrhagic ulcer history. In patients with a history of ulcers receiving NSAID therapy, PPIs with or without celecoxib are recommended and the administration of VPZ is suggested for the prevention of ulcer recurrence. In patients with a history of ulcers receiving LDA therapy, PPIs or VPZ are recommended and the administration of a histamine 2-receptor antagonist is suggested for the prevention of ulcer recurrence.
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- Tomoari Kamada
- Department of Health Care Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School General Medical Center, 2-6-1, Nakasange, Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8505, Japan.
- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Peptic Ulcer," the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Bldg., 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan.
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Peptic Ulcer," the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Bldg., 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Peptic Ulcer," the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Bldg., 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Peptic Ulcer," the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Bldg., 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Peptic Ulcer," the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Bldg., 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Peptic Ulcer," the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Bldg., 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Peptic Ulcer," the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Bldg., 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Peptic Ulcer," the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Bldg., 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Peptic Ulcer," the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Bldg., 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Peptic Ulcer," the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Bldg., 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Peptic Ulcer," the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Bldg., 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Peptic Ulcer," the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Bldg., 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Peptic Ulcer," the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Bldg., 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Peptic Ulcer," the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Bldg., 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Peptic Ulcer," the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Bldg., 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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- Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the ''Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Peptic Ulcer," the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE), 6F Shimbashi i-MARK Bldg., 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan
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Method of diagnosis and treatment of profusional bleeding from stenosing postbulbar ulcers of the duodenum. EUREKA: HEALTH SCIENCES 2021. [DOI: 10.21303/2504-5679.2021.001730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The aim. To evaluate the effectiveness of X-ray interventions in arosive bleeding in patients with complicated duodenal ulcer.
Materials and methods. X-ray endovascular interventions were used in 8 patients who developed arosive bleeding as a complication of duodenal ulcer. All patients with signs of gastrointestinal bleeding were examined according to clinical protocols. Hemodynamically stable patients underwent X-ray endovascular interventions.
Results and discussion. In the near future, bleeding stopped in all 8 (100 %, OR–0.04 [0.005–0.29], p=0.03) patients. On day 2, two patients who underwent embolization of their own hepatic artery had a recurrence of bleeding (0.56 [0.065–4.76], p=0.29). Repeated angiography and embolization attempts were ineffective, and both patients died. In patients who underwent gastroduodenal and pancreatouodenal artery embolization, bleeding did not resume. Thus, we obtained good results as 6 out of 8 patients recovered (75 %), despite the severity of their condition and a disappointing prognosis (OR–9.0 [1.0–46.7], p <0.05).
Conclusions. Adherence to the tactics mentioned above in the treatment of bleeding in duodenal ulcer was highly effective, especially in superselective embolization with the detection of bleeding gel. If the presence of arosive bleeding is confirmed, emergency surgical treatment with suturing of the damaged vessel is shown in hemodynamically unstable patients, and endovascular intervention is possible in hemodynamically stable patients. Further studies are needed to determine the criteria for a high risk of arosive bleeding developing in patients with complicated duodenal ulcer as well as to prevent its occurrence through the use of X-ray endovascular interventions.
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Mossa M, Neri B, Scarozza P, Del Vecchio Blanco G, Giannelli M, Argirò R, Di Carlo S, Monteleone G, Petruzziello C. Super selective arterial embolization to treat radiation-induced hemorrhagic gastritis: a case report and review of the literature. Scand J Gastroenterol 2021; 56:118-121. [PMID: 33380231 DOI: 10.1080/00365521.2020.1853219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Radiation-induced hemorrhagic gastritis (RIHG) is a rare but potentially fatal event following radiotherapy for locally advanced gastric cancer; the treatment of this condition is not standardized. Only few cases of RIHG have been reported, treated with different therapeutic approaches. Here we report the case of a 79-year-old patient who underwent subtotal gastrectomy for gastric cancer, followed by adjuvant chemo-radiotherapy. Approximately 3 months after the end of the treatment, she developed recurrent diffuse bleeding originating from the entire mucosa of the gastric pouch and from a marginal ulcer. As the bleeding was refractory to several endoscopic treatments and surgery was not indicated, the patient underwent two sessions of transcatheter selective arterial embolization, with resolution of bleeding. Arterial embolization has already been reported for the treatment of hemorrhagic cystitis, developing after irradiation of the pelvis for prostate, bladder, rectum, and cervix cancer. However, to our knowledge, it has never been reported as a treatment for hemorrhagic gastritis. Based on this case, we suggest arterial embolization as an option in the management of RIHG, when standard endoscopic treatment fails.
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- Michelangela Mossa
- Department of Systems Medicine, GI Unit, University "Tor Vergata" of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Systems Medicine, GI Unit, University "Tor Vergata" of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Systems Medicine, GI Unit, University "Tor Vergata" of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Systems Medicine, GI Unit, University "Tor Vergata" of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University "Tor Vergata" of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Minimally Invasive and GI Surgery, University "Tor Vergata" of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Systems Medicine, GI Unit, University "Tor Vergata" of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Hafezi-Nejad N, Bailey CR, Arun A, Weiss CR. Transcatheter and Endoscopic Treatment of Gastric and Duodenal Bleeding: Population-Based Analysis of National Inpatient Trends and Outcomes in the United States. J Am Coll Radiol 2020; 18:361-374. [PMID: 32890494 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2020.07.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2020] [Revised: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a common cause of hospital admission in the United States and is frequently treated by endoscopy. Recent studies have shown an increasing role for treatment using transcatheter embolization. METHODS Data from the national inpatient sample (1993-2015) were used for trend analysis and to compare patient characteristics, comorbidities, and outcomes for endoscopic and transcatheter treatments of gastric and duodenal bleeding. RESULTS Despite the continued decline in the rate of hospitalization for upper GI bleeding (-43% since 1993, P < .01), admissions for embolization (21.1% per year since 2005, P < .01) and endoscopic treatments (1.2%-6.1% per year since 1993, P < .01) have increased in the past decade. Patients with multiple comorbidities that include coagulopathy (25.6% versus 11.9%, P < .05), liver disease (16.0% versus 10.7%, P < .05), fluid and electrolyte disorder (51.0% versus 35.4%, P < .05), and metastatic cancer (6.9% versus 2.4%, P < .05) were more likely to receive embolization. Embolization was associated with higher crude risk of death (9.2% versus 2.1%, P < .01), lengthier hospital stays (9.1 days versus 5.1 days, P < .01), and greater average total hospital charges (US$135,000 versus US$46,000). The association between embolization (versus endoscopy) and mortality and length of stay diminished after controlling for disease severity and other procedures in propensity score-matched groups and by covariate adjustment. DISCUSSION Though endoscopy remains the main treatment of upper GI bleeding, embolization is associated with comparable mortality and length of stay after accounting for disease severity and the need for additional procedures.
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- Nima Hafezi-Nejad
- Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Associate Professor of Radiology, Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Medical Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Bioengineering, Innovation and Design; Director, Johns Hopkins Interventional Radiology Research; Director, Johns Hopkins HHT Center of Excellence; Director, Johns Hopkins Vascular Anomalies Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
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Mullady DK, Wang AY, Waschke KA. AGA Clinical Practice Update on Endoscopic Therapies for Non-Variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Expert Review. Gastroenterology 2020; 159:1120-1128. [PMID: 32574620 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.05.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Revised: 05/17/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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DESCRIPTION The purpose of this American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute Clinical Practice Update is to review the available evidence and best practice advice statements regarding the use of endoscopic therapies in treating patients with non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding. METHODS This expert review was commissioned and approved by the AGA Institute Clinical Practice Updates Committee and the AGA Governing Board to provide timely guidance on a topic of high clinical importance to the AGA membership, and underwent internal peer review by the Clinical Practice Updates Committee and external peer review through standard procedures of Gastroenterology. This review is framed around the 10 best practice advice points agreed upon by the authors, which reflect landmark and recent published articles in this field. This expert review also reflects the experiences of the authors who are gastroenterologists with extensive experience in managing and teaching others to treat patients with non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB). BEST PRACTICE ADVICE 1: Endoscopic therapy should achieve hemostasis in the majority of patients with NVUGIB. BEST PRACTICE ADVICE 2: Initial management of the patient with NVUGIB should focus on resuscitation, triage, and preparation for upper endoscopy. After stabilization, patients with NVUGIB should undergo endoscopy with endoscopic treatment of sites with active bleeding or high-risk stigmata for rebleeding. BEST PRACTICE ADVICE 3: Endoscopists should be familiar with the indications, efficacy, and limitations of currently available tools and techniques for endoscopic hemostasis, and be comfortable applying conventional thermal therapy and placing hemoclips. BEST PRACTICE ADVICE 4: Monopolar hemostatic forceps with low-voltage coagulation can be an effective alternative to other mechanical and thermal treatments for NVUGIB, particularly for ulcers in difficult locations or those with a rigid and fibrotic base. BEST PRACTICE ADVICE 5: Hemostasis using an over-the-scope clip should be considered in select patients with NVUGIB, in whom conventional electrosurgical coagulation and hemostatic clips are unsuccessful or predicted to be ineffective. BEST PRACTICE ADVICE 6: Hemostatic powders are a noncontact endoscopic option that may be considered in cases of massive bleeding with poor visualization, for salvage therapy, and for diffuse bleeding from malignancy. BEST PRACTICE ADVICE 7: Hemostatic powder should be preferentially used as a rescue therapy and not for primary hemostasis, except in cases of malignant bleeding or massive bleeding with inability to perform thermal therapy or hemoclip placement. BEST PRACTICE ADVICE 8: Endoscopists should understand the risk of bleeding from therapeutic endoscopic interventions (eg, endoluminal resection and endoscopic sphincterotomy) and be familiar with the endoscopic tools and techniques to treat intraprocedural bleeding and minimize the risk of delayed bleeding. BEST PRACTICE ADVICE 9: In patients with endoscopically refractory NVUGIB, the etiology of bleeding (peptic ulcer disease, unknown source, post surgical); patient factors (hemodynamic instability, coagulopathy, multi-organ failure, surgical history); risk of rebleeding; and potential adverse events should be taken into consideration when deciding on a case-by-case basis between transcatheter arterial embolization and surgery. BEST PRACTICE ADVICE 10: Prophylactic transcatheter arterial embolization of high-risk ulcers after successful endoscopic therapy is not encouraged.
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- Daniel K Mullady
- Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- Division of Gastroenterology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Hu J, Altun I, Zhang Z, Albadawi H, Salomao MA, Mayer JL, Hemachandra LMP, Rehman S, Oklu R. Bioactive-Tissue-Derived Nanocomposite Hydrogel for Permanent Arterial Embolization and Enhanced Vascular Healing. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e2002611. [PMID: 32578337 PMCID: PMC7491606 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202002611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Revised: 05/10/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Transcatheter embolization is a minimally invasive procedure that uses embolic agents to intentionally block diseased or injured blood vessels for therapeutic purposes. Embolic agents in clinical practice are limited by recanalization, risk of non-target embolization, failure in coagulopathic patients, high cost, and toxicity. Here, a decellularized cardiac extracellular matrix (ECM)-based nanocomposite hydrogel is developed to provide superior mechanical stability, catheter injectability, retrievability, antibacterial properties, and biological activity to prevent recanalization. The embolic efficacy of the shear-thinning ECM-based hydrogel is shown in a porcine survival model of embolization in the iliac artery and the renal artery. The ECM-based hydrogel promotes arterial vessel wall remodeling and a fibroinflammatory response while undergoing significant biodegradation such that only 25% of the embolic material remains at 14 days. With its unprecedented proregenerative, antibacterial properties coupled with favorable mechanical properties, and its superior performance in anticoagulated blood, the ECM-based hydrogel has the potential to be a next-generation biofunctional embolic agent that can successfully treat a wide range of vascular diseases.
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- Jingjie Hu
- Division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Minimally Invasive Therapeutics Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, 13400 East Shea Blvd., Scottsdale, Arizona 85259, USA
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- Division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Minimally Invasive Therapeutics Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, 13400 East Shea Blvd., Scottsdale, Arizona 85259, USA
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- Division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Minimally Invasive Therapeutics Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, 13400 East Shea Blvd., Scottsdale, Arizona 85259, USA
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- Division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Minimally Invasive Therapeutics Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, 13400 East Shea Blvd., Scottsdale, Arizona 85259, USA
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- Division of Anatomic Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Department of Pathology, Mayo Clinic, 5777 East Mayo Blvd., Phoenix, Arizona 85054, USA
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- Division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Minimally Invasive Therapeutics Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, 13400 East Shea Blvd., Scottsdale, Arizona 85259, USA
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- Division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Minimally Invasive Therapeutics Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, 13400 East Shea Blvd., Scottsdale, Arizona 85259, USA
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- Division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Minimally Invasive Therapeutics Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, 13400 East Shea Blvd., Scottsdale, Arizona 85259, USA
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- Division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Minimally Invasive Therapeutics Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, 13400 East Shea Blvd., Scottsdale, Arizona 85259, USA
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Tarasconi A, Coccolini F, Biffl WL, Tomasoni M, Ansaloni L, Picetti E, Molfino S, Shelat V, Cimbanassi S, Weber DG, Abu-Zidan FM, Campanile FC, Di Saverio S, Baiocchi GL, Casella C, Kelly MD, Kirkpatrick AW, Leppaniemi A, Moore EE, Peitzman A, Fraga GP, Ceresoli M, Maier RV, Wani I, Pattonieri V, Perrone G, Velmahos G, Sugrue M, Sartelli M, Kluger Y, Catena F. Perforated and bleeding peptic ulcer: WSES guidelines. World J Emerg Surg 2020; 15:3. [PMID: 31921329 PMCID: PMC6947898 DOI: 10.1186/s13017-019-0283-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Peptic ulcer disease is common with a lifetime prevalence in the general population of 5-10% and an incidence of 0.1-0.3% per year. Despite a sharp reduction in incidence and rates of hospital admission and mortality over the past 30 years, complications are still encountered in 10-20% of these patients. Peptic ulcer disease remains a significant healthcare problem, which can consume considerable financial resources. Management may involve various subspecialties including surgeons, gastroenterologists, and radiologists. Successful management of patients with complicated peptic ulcer (CPU) involves prompt recognition, resuscitation when required, appropriate antibiotic therapy, and timely surgical/radiological treatment. METHODS The present guidelines have been developed according to the GRADE methodology. To create these guidelines, a panel of experts was designed and charged by the board of the WSES to perform a systematic review of the available literature and to provide evidence-based statements with immediate practical application. All the statements were presented and discussed during the 5th WSES Congress, and for each statement, a consensus among the WSES panel of experts was reached. CONCLUSIONS The population considered in these guidelines is adult patients with suspected complicated peptic ulcer disease. These guidelines present evidence-based international consensus statements on the management of complicated peptic ulcer from a collaboration of a panel of experts and are intended to improve the knowledge and the awareness of physicians around the world on this specific topic. We divided our work into the two main topics, bleeding and perforated peptic ulcer, and structured it into six main topics that cover the entire management process of patients with complicated peptic ulcer, from diagnosis at ED arrival to post-discharge antimicrobial therapy, to provide an up-to-date, easy-to-use tool that can help physicians and surgeons during the decision-making process.
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- Antonio Tarasconi
- Emergency Surgery Department, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
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- General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery Department, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery Department, Bufalini hospital, Cesena, Italy
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- General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery Department, Bufalini hospital, Cesena, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- General Surgery and Trauma Team, ASST Niguarda Milano, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia & The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Division of Surgery, ASL VT - Ospedale “Andosilla”, Civita Castellana, Italy
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- Cambridge Colorectal Unit, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Surgical Clinic, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, Albury Hospital, Albury, Australia
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- General, Acute Care, Abdominal Wall Reconstruction, and Trauma Surgery, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alberta Canada
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- Ernest E Moore Shock Trauma Center at Denver Health, Denver, CO USA
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- University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, UPMC – Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, PA USA
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- Division of Trauma Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP Brazil
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- Department of General and Emergency Surgery, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Harborview Medical Centre, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Sheri-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, India
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- Emergency Surgery Department, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
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- Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA
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- Letterkenny University Hospital, Donegal Clinical Research Academy Centre for Personalized Medicine, Donegal, Ireland
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- Department of General Surgery, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Emergency Surgery Department, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
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Park M, Kim JW, Shin JH. Endovascular hemostasis for endoscopic procedure-related gastrointestinal bleeding. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL INTERVENTION 2019. [DOI: 10.18528/ijgii190009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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- Minho Park
- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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