Clinical Study
Polyglycolic Acid Felt Sealing Method for Prevention of Bleeding Related to Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection in Patients Taking Antithrombotic Agents
Figure 1
Case 1: endoscopic view of ESD of an 84-year-old woman with early gastric cancer under continued antiplatelet agents (LDA) and PGA felt (2 cm × 1.5 cm) and fibrin glue sealing method.
(a) Early gastric cancer |
(b) An artificial ulcer after gastric ESD |
(c) After PGA felt and fibrin glue sealing method procedure |
(d) 1 day later |
(e) 7 days later |
(f) 14 days later |
(g) 22 days later |
(h) 32 days later |
(i) 40 days later (PGA felt has dropped off) |