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Endoscopy 1989; 21(5): 217-220
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1012952
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The Water Jet-guided Nd:YAG Laser in the Treatment of Gastroduodenal Ulcer with a Visible Vessel

A Randomized Controlled and Prospective StudyR. Sander, H. Poesl, W. Zuern, A. Spuhler, M. Braida
  • 1. Medical Division - Gastroenterology, Municipal Hospital Munich-Harlaching, Munich, FRG
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17. März 2008 (online)

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Summary

In a randomized, prospective study, 57 patients with a gastroduodenal ulcer and a visible vessel with or without spurting bleeding were treated with a Nd:YAG laser (λ = 1.064 nm). Twenty-eight of these patients were treated using the conventional non-contact (NC) modality, and 29 were treated with the water jet (WJ) laser. Apart from the technical advantages (minimal smoke development, no damage to adjacent structures) the WJ group had a lower rate of induced spurting bleeds (25 % WJ versus 55 % NC). The therapeutic failure/mortality rate of 7 %/0 % respectively for the water-jet group was lower than the 18 %/7 % for the non-contact group. The initial clinical results of this study suggest that the water-jet Nd:YAG laser system is superior to the non-contact system.

Key words:

Hemostasis in GD ulcer - Visible vessel - Nd:YAG laser - Water Jet-guided Nd:YAG laser

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