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Erschienen in: Lasers in Medical Science 3/2022

25.02.2022 | Brief Report

Dual emission endoscopic laser vs argon plasma coagulation in treatment of gastrointestinal angiodysplasia: a single-center experience

verfasst von: Lorenzo Dioscoridi, Edoardo Forti, Francesco Pugliese, Marcello Cintolo, Giulia Bonato, Marianna Bravo, Massimiliano Mutignani

Erschienen in: Lasers in Medical Science | Ausgabe 3/2022

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Gastrointestinal (GI) angiodysplasias are typically discrete, flat or slightly raised, bright-red lesions 2 to 10 mm in size. They are increasingly recognized as sources of GI bleeding, accounting for up to 4% and 3% of cases of upper and lower GI bleeding, respectively [14]. The clinical presentation ranges from chronic gastrointestinal blood loss that leads to chronic anemia to serious acute gastrointestinal events such as melena or hematemesis, which occur especially in patients with underlying conditions leading to bleeding tendencies, such as concomitant antiplatelet/anticoagulant therapies. …
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Titel
Dual emission endoscopic laser vs argon plasma coagulation in treatment of gastrointestinal angiodysplasia: a single-center experience
verfasst von
Lorenzo Dioscoridi
Edoardo Forti
Francesco Pugliese
Marcello Cintolo
Giulia Bonato
Marianna Bravo
Massimiliano Mutignani
Publikationsdatum
25.02.2022
Verlag
Springer London
Erschienen in
Lasers in Medical Science / Ausgabe 3/2022
Print ISSN: 0268-8921
Elektronische ISSN: 1435-604X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-022-03531-1

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