title: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding in a patient with defective hemostasis successfully treated with ankaferd blood stopper.
abstract: Acute gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is one of the most frequent causes for hospitalization and responsible for a major cause of morbidity and mortality among patients. Ankaferd Blood Stopper (ABS) is a herbal extract attained from five different plants Thymus vulgaris, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Vitis vinifera, Alpinia officinarum and Urtica dioica. Here we report a challenging upper GI bleeding case with a low platelet count and defective hemostasis treated endoscopically with ABS as an adjunctive drug.
authors.forename: Tugrul
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Purnak
authors.forename: Ersan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ozaslan
authors.forename: Yavuz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Beyazit
authors.forename: Ibrahim C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Haznedaroglu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006487:Hemostasis / Q000187:drug effects; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D006490:Hemostatics; D010936:Plant Extracts; C539751:ankaferd blood stopper