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A new type of hemoclip device
Author(s) -
Watanabe Kenichi,
Itoh Akemi,
Kobayashi Kenji,
Suzuki Takayoshi,
Shirai Takayuki,
Mine Tetsuya
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
digestive endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.5
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1443-1661
pISSN - 0915-5635
DOI - 10.1111/j.1443-1661.2005.00496.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hemostasis , surgery
Background: There are many endoscopic techniques for hemostasis of non‐variceal upper GI bleeding. Endoscopic hemoclip placement is one of the most important techniques. A rotatable clip‐fixing device developed by Olympus Co. (Tokyo, Japan) has come into widespread use in Japan. However, it involves a number of problems, such as requirement of skill for attachment and it is time‐consuming. Materials: We developed a new type of hemoclip device with collaboration with Olympus Co. Results: We explain the new type of hemoclip device and how to use it. Finally, we examine the convenience of the new type of hemoclip compared with previous devices. Conclusion: Hemoclip placement for bleeding of GI tract seems to be very convenient now and may become common in the world in the future.