Utility of the “bear claw”, or over-the-scope clip (OTSC) system, to provide endoscopic hemostasis for bleeding posterior duodenal ulcers

Endoscopy 2012; 44(S 02): E412-E413
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1325737

Unusual cases and technical notes

Authors

K. Mönkemüller

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases, Marienhospital Bottrop, Bottrop, Germany

²Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
J. Toshniwal

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases, Marienhospital Bottrop, Bottrop, Germany
M. Zabielski

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases, Marienhospital Bottrop, Bottrop, Germany
K. Vormbrock

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases, Marienhospital Bottrop, Bottrop, Germany
H. Neumann

³Department of Medicine I, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany

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