title: Experimental and clinical studies on heater probe hemostasis for upper gastrointestinal bleeding with special reference to comparison with ethanol injection.
abstract: The hemostatic effects in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding was evaluated using an endoscopic heater probe method and ethanol injection method. The heater probe method was effective in 94.4% of patients with few complications. The ethanol injection method was effective in 86.5% of patients. The heater probe method is considered to be an effective and safe technique in the treatment of upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanabe
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Koizumi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kida
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saigenji
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D004285:Dogs; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D000431:Ethanol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D015552:Injections, Intralesional; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol