title: A new hemostatic agent--Ankaferd blood stopper: management of gastrointestinal bleeding in an infant and other experiences in children.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Dr Sami Ulus Children Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. neseyarali@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Nese
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yarali
authors.forename: Meral
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oruc
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bay
authors.forename: Buket
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dalgic
authors.forename: Ikbal Ok
authors.initials: IO
authors.lastname: Bozkaya
authors.forename: Tugba
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Arıkoglu
authors.forename: Tugba
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ankoglu
authors.forename: Abdurrahman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kara
authors.forename: Bahattin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tunc
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D006490:Hemostatics; D010936:Plant Extracts; C539751:ankaferd blood stopper