Ahmet Karaman,Mevlut Baskol,Sebnem Gursoy,Edip Torun,Alper Yurci,Banu Demet Ozel,Kadri Guven,Omer Ozbakir,Mehmet Yucesoy,Department of Gastroenterology,Erciyes University,38030 Kayseri,Turkey
Abstract:
AIM:To compare the effectiveness of argon plasma coagulation (APC) and heater probe coagulation (HPC) in non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding.METHODS:Eighty-five (18 female,67 male) patients admitted for acute gastrointestinal bleeding due to gastric or duodenal ulcer were included in the study.Upper endoscopy was performed and HPC or APC were chosen randomly to stop the bleeding.Initial hemostasis and rebleeding rates were primary and secondary end-points of the study.RESULTS:Initial hemostasis was...