title: Ankaferd Blood Stopper for controlling gastrointestinal bleeding due to distinct benign lesions refractory to conventional antihemorrhagic measures.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the hemostatic efficacy of the Ankaferd Blood Stopper (ABS, Ankaferd Health Products Ltd, Turkey) hemostatic agent for controlling gastrointestinal bleeding associated with various benign lesions refractory to conventional antihemorrhagic measures.
  
  
  METHODS
  The records of all patients who underwent upper and lower endoscopy procedures at the Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Teaching and Research Hospital (Ankara, Turkey) between April 2008 and June 2009 were reviewed. Patients in whom ABS was used as a primary or adjuvant hemostatic agent were included in the study. Rates of bleeding control and postprocedural complications were documented.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Hemostasis with no immediate complications was achieved in all patients within seconds of endoscopic application of ABS.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  ABS may have a role as a primary treatment or as an adjuvant to conventional modalities used to control gastrointestinal bleeding. Prospective controlled studies are needed to help establish its efficacy and, perhaps, offer a comparison with conventional hemostatic interventions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Teaching and Research Hospital, Kizilay Sok. No:2, 06100 Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey. dr.mevlutkurt@gmail.com
authors.forename: Mevlut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurt
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Onal
authors.forename: Meral
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akdogan
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kekilli
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arhan
authors.forename: Abdurrahim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sayilir
authors.forename: Erkin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Oztas
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Haznedaroglu
mesh_terms: D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D006490:Hemostatics; D010936:Plant Extracts; C539751:ankaferd blood stopper