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Endoscopy 1982; 14(1): 9-10
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1021562
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A Quantifiable Bleeding Gastric Ulcer in Dogs for Assessing the Neodymium Yag Laser

I.A. MacLeod, C.R. Bow, S.N. Joffe
  • University Department of Surgery, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland
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17 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

A quantifiable arterial bleeding gastric “ulcer” was produced in 6 dogs using the splenic artery with a mean flow rate varying from 50-120 ml/min-1.

Using a new Neodymium Yag laser system (Barr and Stroud) and glass fibre through a fibreoptic endoscope, bleeding was successfully arrested. Coaxial CO2 allowed adequate visualization of the spurting vessel and the helium neon laser was a satisfactory marker for aiming.

Key words:

Bleeding ulcer - Coaxial CO2 - Nd-Yag laser

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