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New method reported using hemostatic powder to treat acute variceal bleeding

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Mostafa Ibrahim, MD, from the Theodor Bilharz Research Institute in Cairo, Egypt, discusses his New Methods article titled "Endoscopic treatment of acute variceal hemorrhage by using hemostatic powder TC-325: a prospective pilot study" from the November issue. Emergency endoscopic treatment for acute variceal bleeding (AVB) sometimes cannot be offered in every center because of the …

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Hemostatic powder used as a rescue therapy

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Antonino Granata, MD, from the Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and High Specialization Therapies- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Palermo, Italy, discusses his recently published video from the VideoGIE section of the September issue. In this video titled "Hemostatic powder as rescue therapy in a patient with H1N1 influenza with uncontrolled colon bleeding," a 51-year-old …

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