Use of BICAP in a case of colon angiodysplasia.
This paper reports on a case of colonic bleeding from an angiodysplastic lesion of the ascending colon in a 71-year-old diabetic woman, resulting in severe anemia in the patient, who was treated using the BICAP electrocoagulation system. The present report includes a description of this technique, which involves the use of a 7-F hemostatic probe connected to a 25-W BICAP source.
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Istituto di Clinica e Fisiopatologia Chirurgica, University of Palermo, Italy.
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Genova
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Romeo
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Zanghi
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Bazan
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D000368:Aged; D016888:Angiodysplasia / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans