Bleeding due to slippage of elastic band during variceal ligation: successful use of Ankaferd blood stopper.
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2010-07
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Ankaferd blood stopper (ABS) is a hemostatic agent that induces clot formation by a special protein network which mainly causes powerful erythrocyte aggregation. The use of
topical ABS as a hemostatic agent has been approved in Turkey
for the management of dermal, external post-surgical and postdental
surgery bleeding. ABS has been successfully used in
Dieulafoy lesion and bleeding from gastrointestinal neoplasms.
We present a patient with alcoholic cirrhosis who developed
severe bleeding during an elective endoscopic variceal ligation
(EVL) session due to immediate band slippage, in whom
endoscopic topical application of ABS was associated with
cessation of bleeding. The major advantages of ABS appear to be ease of use and lack of side effect.
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Esophageal varices, Portal hypertension
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Ozaslan Ersan, Purnak Tugrul, Yildiz Ayla, Haznedaroglu Ibrahim C. Bleeding due to slippage of elastic band during variceal ligation: successful use of Ankaferd blood stopper. Indian Journal of Gastroenterology. 2010 Jul-Aug; 29(4): 166-168.