Open AccessOver-the-scope clip
Author(s) -
Bhanwar Singh Dhandhu,
Kumar Shwetanshu Narayan,
Surinder Sultania,
Sandeep Nijhawan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of digestive endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-5050
pISSN - 0976-5042
DOI - 10.4103/0976-5042.189127
Subject(s) - medicine , clips , scope (computer science) , perforation , surgery , anastomosis , general surgery , clipping (morphology) , leak , linguistics , philosophy , materials science , computer science , punching , metallurgy , programming language , environmental engineering , engineering
The endoscopic clips were first described by Hayashi in Japan in 1975. Since then, many different types of clips have been introduced to the gastroenterology practice. Over-the-scope clip (OTSC) or the "beer claw" was introduced in the year 2010. It works on the principle of dynamic compression and is applied over the scope like a band ligator. OTSC is a new endoscopic modality which can be used in acute gastrointestinal hemorrhage, iatrogenic perforation, anastomotic leak, and chronic fistula treatment with fairly good success rate and therefore, is now being considered as an alternative to surgery, especially in situations where surgery is not feasible