Clinical evaluation of efficacy of OTSC for closure of acute non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding / 中国内镜杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy of the over-the-scope-clip (OTSC) for endoscopic closure of acute refractory non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Methods This retrospective study selected 16 refractory patients, including 2 cases with Mallory-Weiss syndrome, 7 cases with gastric ulcer, 1 case with gastric carcinoma and 6 cases with duodenal ulcer, underwent OTSC treatment of acute non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding from January 2015 to June 2016 as study subjects. Results All of the 16 patients with bleeding lesions were successfully controlled. The successful rate is 100.0%. The mean procedure of OTSC for endoscopic bleeding closure was between 5.0 and 6.0 min. Conclusion The Over-the-Scope-Clip system is safe and effective for closure of acute non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding in refractory patients, and deserves further clinical applications.