Is there a safer electrosurgical current for endoscopic sphincterotomy in patients with liver cirrhosis?

Parlak, Erkan; Koksal, Aydin; Oztas, ERKİN; Disibeyaz, SELÇUK; Odemis, Bulent; Yuksel, Mahmut; Yildiz, Hakan; Sasmaz, Nurgul; Sahin, Burhan

doi:10.1007/s00508-014-0677-3

Is there a safer electrosurgical current for endoscopic sphincterotomy in patients with liver cirrhosis?

Parlak E., Koksal A. S., Oztas E., Disibeyaz S., Odemis B., Yuksel M., ...Daha Fazla

WIENER KLINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT, cilt.128, ss.573-578, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 128
Basım Tarihi: 2016
Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00508-014-0677-3
Dergi Adı: WIENER KLINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.573-578
Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Endoscopic sphincterotomy has a higher risk of bleeding in patients with cirrhosis. Advanced Child stage and coagulopathy are well-known risk factors. We aimed to determine the role of electrosurgical currents in the development of endoscopic sphincterotomy bleeding in cirrhotic patients.