Active Bleeding Gastric Ulcer
62 year old, Schizophrenic, intellectually disabled, past left hemiparesis. Presented with unclear story ? haematemesis. Hb 119g/l. Routine same day upper GI endoscopy demonstrated this actively 'spurting' high gastric ulcer. This area was injected with adrenaline with a degree of haemostasis, following which a 'Resolution' haemostasis clip was applied with success. The patient remained stable for a 5 day period prior to being discharged.
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Injection prior to clip deployment? Often used when visibility is poor but is it necessary in this case. Other preferred ways of treating this patient?
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