Efifcacy of OTSC closure to the acute iatrogenic gastrointestinal perforation / 中国内镜杂志

Objective To evaluate the efifcacy of endoscopic Over-The-Scope-Clip system (OTSC) system for the acute iatrogenic digestive tract perforation. Methods To collect 11 cases with digestive tract perforation closed with the OTSC system, including 7cases of gastric perforation, 1 case of duodenal perforation,3 cases of colorectal perforation. Results 11 cases were successfully closed with OTSC system in time, the average time needed for the endoscopic closure is 6~15 min. And the perforation diameter is 0.6~3.7 cm, average diameter is (1.89 ± 0.27) cm. No intraoperative bleeding and delayed hemorrhages, no deaths occurred. Conclusion Endoscopic OTSC system is a successful method for the digestive tract perforation and is worth to popularize.