Endoscopic Therapy of Bleeding from Radiation Enteritis with Hypertonic Glucose Spray

Non-variceal and non-ulcerative bleeding in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, such as radiation enteritis with active and extensive oozing, is common, and management of these conditions can be challenging. We describe the first case in the literature to use hypertonic glucose spray in radiation enter...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Tian, Chaorui, Mehta, Paresh, Shen, Bo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American College of Gastroenterology 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4435317/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26157869
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2014.45
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Sumario:Non-variceal and non-ulcerative bleeding in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, such as radiation enteritis with active and extensive oozing, is common, and management of these conditions can be challenging. We describe the first case in the literature to use hypertonic glucose spray in radiation enteritis-associated diffuse mucosal bleeding.

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