Open AccessRole of endoscopic band ligation in management of non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Author(s) -
Arunkumar Krishnan,
Velayutham,
J Satyanesan,
Sheila Eswaran,
Rajagopal Surendran
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
tropical gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2320-5792
pISSN - 0250-636X
DOI - 10.7869/tg.2012.104
Subject(s) - medicine , bleed , surgery , ligation , sclerotherapy , upper gastrointestinal bleeding , anastomosis , hemostasis , polypectomy , lesion , endoscopy , cancer , colorectal cancer , colonoscopy
Acute non-variceal upper GI bleeding (NVUGIB) is a challenging emergency condition. Early endoscopic therapy has been recommended as the first-line of treatment for upper GI bleeding (UGIB) as it has been shown to reduce recurrent bleeding. We aimed to determine the various causes of NVUGIB and discuss the role of band ligation.