Open AccessEndoscopic hemostasis makes the difference: Angiographic treatment in patients with lower gastrointestinal bleeding
Author(s) -
David J. Werner,
Till Baar,
Ralf Kießlich,
Nicolai Wenzel,
Nael Abusalim,
Achim Tresch,
Johannes W. Rey
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-5190
DOI - 10.4253/wjge.v13.i7.221
Subject(s) - medicine , hemostasis , gastrointestinal bleeding , endoscopic treatment , endoscopic submucosal dissection , upper gastrointestinal bleeding , endoscopy , surgery
The large majority of gastrointestinal bleedings subside on their own or after endoscopic treatment. However, a small number of these may pose a challenge in terms of therapy because the patients develop hemodynamic instability, and endoscopy does not achieve adequate hemostasis. Interventional radiology supplemented with catheter angiography (CA) and transarterial embolization have gained importance in recent times.