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Published in: Digestive Diseases and Sciences 1/2022

01-01-2022 | Gastrointestinal Bleeding | Case Report

Retained Endoscope: An Unexpected but Serious Complication of Hemospray®

Authors: Raymond Shi Liang Yii, Kee Huat Chuah, Keat Seong Poh, Peng Choong Lau, Khoon Leong Ng, Shiaw Hooi Ho, Sanjiv Mahadeva

Published in: Digestive Diseases and Sciences | Issue 1/2022

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Hemospray® (Cook Medical, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA) is a non-contact, endoscopic hemostatic device utilizing inert Bentonite powder that is delivered through a carbon dioxide powered delivery system [1]. Since its inception, Hemospray® has been widely utilized as an effective endoscopic hemostatic technique in the management of acute gastrointestinal hemorrhage from various etiologies. Adverse events related to the usage of Hemospray® have been reported but rare [1]. We report a case with an unexpected complication of Hemospray®—a retained endoscope within the upper gastrointestinal (UGI) tract of an adult patient post-application of Hemospray® on a bleeding gastric tumor. …
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Metadata
Title
Retained Endoscope: An Unexpected but Serious Complication of Hemospray®
Authors
Raymond Shi Liang Yii
Kee Huat Chuah
Keat Seong Poh
Peng Choong Lau
Khoon Leong Ng
Shiaw Hooi Ho
Sanjiv Mahadeva
Publication date
01-01-2022
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Digestive Diseases and Sciences / Issue 1/2022
Print ISSN: 0163-2116
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2568
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-021-06835-4

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