Argon Plasma Coagulation
Rectal Dieulafoy’s Lesion (3 of 4)
The identification of high-risk stigmata of hemorrhage enables selective targeting of endoscopic therapy to lesions at high risk of rebleeding. Advances in technologies such as novel mechanical methods...
Rectal Dieulafoy’s Lesion (2 of 4)
Coagulation With Argon Plasma. The image as well as the video clip show retroflexed image. Urgent colonoscopy has emerged as the initial diagnostic and main therapeutic tool in the evaluation and...
Rectal Dieulafoy’s Lesion (1 of 4)
A 62 year-old female who presented with massive hematochezia and who was discovered to have a Dieulafoy’s lesion within the rectum. was successfully treated with Argon Plasma Coagulator APC. Dieulafoy’s...
Non Familial Juvenile Polyposis Of The Colon...
The remanent stalk. The coagulator is applied no longer than a few seconds. The snare is gently tightened while the electrical current is applied.
Duodenal Angiodysplasia (3 of 3)
Argon plasma coagulator was used to recurrent bleeding from GI angiodysplasias. Endoscopic argon plasma coagulation is both effective and safe for prevention of recurrent bleeding from GI angiodysplasia....
Duodenal Angiodysplasia (2 of 3)
Angiodysplasia or arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is the most common vascular anomaly of the GI tract. Composed of an ectatic, dilated submucosal vein (usually multiple occurrences), colonic angiodysplasia...
Duodenal Angiodysplasia (1 of 3)
This 80 year-old female, who had presented multiple times, black stool to the extent that the hemoglobin had dropped to 8 g / dl. An endoscopy was performed finding the exact site bleeding that is...
Angiodysplasia of the Duodenum (3 of 4)
Angiodysplasia is characterized by degenerative vascular dilation of the capillary net in the absence of dysplastic tissue. On endoscopy, flat or slightly elevated, reddish, roundish or starry lesions...
Angiodysplasia of the Duodenum (2 of 4)
Endoscopic Ablation Bleeding was controlled using the argon plasma coagulator. One of the most common complications associated with angiodysplasias is bleeding, which is often occult Angiodysplastic...