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DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1637592
IN VIVO ENDOSCOPIC HEMOSTASIS ON SMALL BOWEL OOZING LESIONS: FIRST EXPERIENCE IN THE EMERGENCY SETTING WITH THE THULIUM/ERBIUM LASER SYSTEM
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Publication Date:
27 March 2018 (online)
The Thulium/Erbium laser system (TELS) is a new and promising hemostatic technique in interventional endoscopy, which has been demonstrated successful and safe in the first in vivo hemostatic experiences. The 2-µm wavelength of the Thulium laser provides a confined coagulation depth (0.2 – 0.4 mm) to reduce possible inadvertent injuries.
Here, we report the first experience in the emergency setting with the TELS in a 77-year-old man with an acute and severe bleeding from small bowel oozing lesions.
The TELS was shown to be an effective and safe hemostatic endoscopic technique, suitable for the emergency setting and small bowel superficial lesions, as well as for combination therapies in case of deeper mucosal gastro-intestinal bleeding.