title: [Laser coagulation in acute gastrointestinal hemorrhage (author's transl)].
abstract: The high mortality rate of up to 64% as a result of emergency for gastrointestinal hemorrhage indicates the need for a reliable method for endoscopic bleeding control. By developing a special flexible endoscopic laser transmission system it was possible to transmit high-power Nd-Yag laser radiation, which is especially effective in massive hemorrhages. In 1 1/2 years 186 (94%) of 198 bleeding incidents in 150 unselected patients could be controlled by endoscopic laser irradiation (varices: 60; Mallory-Weiss tears: 14; ulcers: 101; multiple erosions: 11).
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D004630:Emergencies; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D007834:Lasers / Q000379:methods*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications
vernacular_title: Laserkoagulation der akuten gastrointestinalen Blutung.