Study on Contact Endoscopic Argon Plasma Coagulation for the Treatment of Protuberant Erosive Gastritis / 中国医师杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of contact endoscopic argon plasma coagulation(APC) for treating protuberant erosive gastritis. Methods 63 patients with protuberant erosive gastritis were randomly divided into groups A and group B, which were treated with non-contact and contact APC, respectively. The efficacy and safety were compared between the two groups. Results There was no significant difference between group A and group B in the efficacy and complication frequency. The curative rates in group A and B were 96.8% and 96.9%, respectively, and only 3 patients had abdominal pain or distension 1 to 3 days after operation, and disappeared within 3 to 7 days after treatment in each group. The numbers of ineffective operation in groups A and B were 284 and 96, respectively. The duration of operation in groups A and B was 11 min and 38 sec,7 min and 22 sec, respectivley. The numbers of accidental injury in group A and B were 137 and 58 times, respectively (all P