title: New Endoscopic Technologies and Procedural Advances for Endoscopic Hemostasis.
abstract: Endoscopic interventions are first-line therapy for upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Injection therapy in combination with a second endoscopic modality has reduced re-bleeding, need for surgery and mortality in non-variceal bleeding. For variceal bleeding endoscopic banding or cyanoacrylate injection techniques are recommended interventions. However, despite ease of application and general acceptance of these techniques, there is an ongoing re-bleeding rate associated with significant in-hospital mortality. We discuss current literature on new advances in endoscopic technologies and procedural techniques that have emerged to improve patient outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Weilert
authors.affiliation: Paul May and Frank Stein Interventional Endoscopy Center, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, California. Electronic address: kbinmoeller@endovision.com.
authors.forename: Kenneth F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Binmoeller
mesh_terms: D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery*; D016558:Hemostasis, Endoscopic / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans
keywords: Endoscopic Hemostasis; Endoscopic Ultrasound; Lower Intestinal Bleeding; Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding