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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Feb 25, 2016; 8(4): 205-211
Published online Feb 25, 2016. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v8.i4.205
Published online Feb 25, 2016. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v8.i4.205
Endoscopic hemostasis state of the art - Nonvariceal bleeding
Stefan Karl Goelder, Juliane Brueckner, Helmut Messmann, Department of Internal Medicine III, Klinikum Augsburg, 86159 Augsburg, Germany
Author contributions: Goelder SK conceived and drafted the manuscirpt, prepared the tables and figures; Brueckner J and Messmann H contributed to the final draft revisions and editing of the paper.
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Correspondence to: Dr. Stefan Karl Goelder, Department of Internal Medicine III, Klinikum Augsburg, Stenglinstraße 2, 86159 Augsburg, Germany. stefan.goelder@klinikum-augsburg.de
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Received: April 30, 2015
Peer-review started: May 7, 2015
First decision: July 22, 2015
Revised: September 30, 2015
Accepted: December 17, 2015
Article in press: December 18, 2015
Published online: February 25, 2016
Peer-review started: May 7, 2015
First decision: July 22, 2015
Revised: September 30, 2015
Accepted: December 17, 2015
Article in press: December 18, 2015
Published online: February 25, 2016
Core Tip
Core tip: An increasing rate of patients who present with nonvariceal hemorrhage present with an anticoagulative or antithrombotic medication. Often the patient suffers from concomitant disease. In the recent years new methods for flexible endoscopic treatment of hemorrhage have been developed. The following article discusses the current literature of the new endoscopic methods in the context of every day practice in endoscopic treatment for nonvariceal hemorrhage.