title: Heater-probe treatment of bleeding peptic ulcers.
abstract: Fifty-six patients with actively bleeding peptic ulcers were treated with the heater-probe unit. Initial haemostasis was achieved in 48 patients (85.7%). The mean number of heater-probe applications was 6.7 pulses at a setting of 25-30 J. Rebleeding occurred in 11 patients (19.6%). Five were successfully treated with repeat heater-probe treatment, 5 required emergency surgery, and 1 rebleeding was stopped by adrenaline injection. The complications included one perforation in a patient with duodenal ulcer. The overall mortality was 2/56 (3.6%). Heater-probe treatment is an effective and safe haemostatic method for controlling actively bleeding ulcers.
authors.affiliation: Combined Endoscopy Unit, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T.
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Leung
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010438:Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy*; D012008:Recurrence; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000150:complications