A new hemostatic agent--Ankaferd blood stopper: management of gastrointestinal bleeding in an infant and other experiences in children.
Ankaferd blood stopper (ABS) is a standardized medicinal plant extract that stimulates the formation of an encapsulated protein network that provides focal points for erythrocyte aggregation. It has a therapeutic potential to be used for the management of external hemorrhage. Here, the authors report an infant bleeding from peptic ulcer was stopped successfully by gastroscopic application of ABS and other cases that used topical ABS for mucosal bleedings are also presented.
Yarali
Nese
N
Department of Hematology, Dr Sami Ulus Children Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. neseyarali@yahoo.com
Oruc
Meral
M
Bay
Ali
A
Dalgic
Buket
B
Bozkaya
Ikbal Ok
IO
Arıkoglu
Tugba
T
Ankoglu
Tugba
T
Kara
Abdurrahman
A
Tunc
Bahattin
B
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D006490:Hemostatics; D010936:Plant Extracts; C539751:ankaferd blood stopper