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) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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.