High rebleeding rate after argon-plasma coagulation of angiodysplasia of the small bowel during double-balloon enteroscopy
M Dulic, E Dulic-Lakovic, B Blaha, A Holzäpfel, S Stavjanik, A Tischer, A Halmetschleger, M Gschwantler · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2011 · Heft 05
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Introduction: Angiodysplasia (AD) of the small bowel are frequently detected in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB). If they are considered to represent the source of hemorrhage, treatment with argon-plasma coagulation (APC) is recommended. However, there are only limited data in the literature concerning long-term outcome and rebleeding rate after APC-treatment of AD of the small bowel. Patients and methods: A total of 1.006 consecutive capsule endoscopies (CE) performed at our centre between 2002 and 2011 were analysed. In 160/672 (23.8%) patients, who underwent CE for evaluation of OGIB, AD…
