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Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Gastrointest Endosc. Apr 16, 2015; 7(4): 295-307
Published online Apr 16, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i4.295
Table 6 Effectiveness of endoscopic ablation monotherapies for bleeding Dieulafoy’s lesions
Endoscopic procedure(No. of patients)Lesion locationType of studyFollow-upOutcomeRef.
Heater probe coagulation
EGD (6)Stomach/duodenumRetrospective14 mo (2/3 of pts)No rebleeding[35]
EGD (6)StomachRetrospective36 mo2 (33%) rebled[77]
Mostly EGD (5)Mostly stomach/duodenumRetrospectiveHospitalizationNo rebleeding[36]
EGD (1)StomachRetrospective40 moNo rebleeding[72]
Argon plasma coagulation
Double balloon enteroscopy (3)Jejunum-2, Ileum-1Retrospective /multicenter14 mo1 (33%) rebled[17]
EGD (3)StomachRetrospective2 moNo rebleeding[40]
EGD (1)Likely upper GIRetrospectiveHospitalizationNo rebleeding[36]
Multipolar electrocoagulation
EGD (14)StomachRetrospective24 mo1 (7%) hemostasis failure, 1 rebled[82]
EGD (1)Likely upper GIRetrospectiveHospitalizationRebled[36]