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Endoscopic mucosal ablation for the treatment of gastric antral vascular ectasia with the HALO90 system: a pilot study by Seth Andrew Gross; Mohammad Al-Haddad; Kanwar R.S. Gill; Anthony N. Schore; Michael B. Wallace is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Background: Gastric antral vascular ectasia (gave) often results in gi bleeding and chronic anemia. treatment options are limited and include medical, endoscopic, and surgical therapies. ## Objective: To assess the utility of endoscopic mucosal ablative therapy by using the halo(90) system for patients with gave and recurrent bleeding. ## Design: Prospective open-label case series. ## Setting: Tertiary referral center. ## Patients: Six consecutive patients with gave, bleeding, and blood transfusion dependence. ## Main outcome measurements: Comparison of preablation and postablation hb levels and transfusion requirements. to assess the number of ablation sessions needed to stabilize the hb level and eliminate the need for blood transfusion. ## Results: Six patients, (4 men, mean age 58 years, range 47-65 years) underwent endoscopic mucosal ablation of antral lesions (mean procedure time 29 minutes; mean treatments 1.7, range 1-3). the mean hb level improved from 8.6 to 10.2 g/dl (mean 2 months after the last ablation). five of 6 patients are no longer dependent on blood transfusions to maintain a stable hb level. ## Limitations: This is a pilot study, with a small number of patie
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- Author
- Seth Andrew Gross; Mohammad Al-Haddad; Kanwar R.S. Gill; Anthony N. Schore; Michael B. Wallace
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Mosby Inc.; Elsevier BV (ISSN 1097-6779)
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)