Acute gastrointestinal bleeding: what are the issues the new millennium will resolve?
Endoscopic therapy for acute gastrointestinal bleeding remains a pivotal component of patient management. There is a need to advance the capabilities of the interventional endoscopist. Advancements include endoscope redesign, new accessories, refined portable surface and subsurface imaging technology, and an evolution of a portable-working environment into an ideal mobile procedure area. Desirable future endoscopic techniques must include suturing, localized resection, and endoscopic ultrasound-guided selective angiography with embolization of a bleeding vessel.
Gostout
C J
CJ
Department of Endoscopy, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. gostout.christopher@mayo.edu
D000208:Acute Disease; D000792:Angiography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D020776:Endoscopes, Gastrointestinal; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D004867:Equipment Design; D005544:Forecasting; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D013499:Surface Properties; D013536:Suture Techniques; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional