Key Word(s): 1. upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage; 2. nursing

care; 3. treatment Presenting Author: ZHIE WU Additional Authors: JIN TAO, YANPING LIANG Corresponding Author: ZHI E WU Affiliations: The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University; Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University Objective: To AZD9668 in vitro evaluate the efficacy of hood-assisted endoscopic esophageal injection sclero-therapy in patients with esophageal varices. Methods: Three hundred and sixty two adult patients with esophageal varices treated by EIS in our hospital from January 2011 to January 2014 were randomly divided into two groups: 180 patients (group A) were treated by hood-assisted endoscopy and 182 by direct injection (group B). The time required of the endoscopic treatment, the success rate and postoperative incidence of adverse reactions were compared between the two groups. Results: The time required of endoscopic treatment (6.61 min ± 1.52 min in group A vs 9.35 min ± 1.48 min in Group B, p < 0.05)

was shortened in the hood-assisted group. The success rate was 100% in group A and VX-809 supplier 93.8% in group B. The postoperative incidence of complications was significantly reduced in the hood-assisted group (26.7% vs 35.1%, p < 0.05). Conclusion: Our results indicate that the hood-assisted EIS method can make endoscopic view show clearly, easy to locate, and help to shorten operation time, reduce complications and increase the success rate of operation. Key Word(s): 1. esophageal varices; 2. esophageal injection sclera-therapy; 3. hood-assisted Presenting Author:

RYOICHI YAMAKAWA Additional Authors: MASAYA IWATA, SATORU NYZUKI, MANABU HARADA, KUNIHIRO KAWAUCHI Corresponding Author: RYOICHI YAMAKAWA Affiliations: Kaetsu Hospital, Kaetsu Hospital, Kaetsu Hospital, Kaetsu Hospital Objective: Colonic diverticular bleeding is one of the most common causes of lower intestinal bleeding. Although most bleeding episodes are mild and stop spontaneously, massive bleeding requiring therapeutic intervention occurs in a significant number of patients. Therapeutic barium enema was first reported in 1970. The effectiveness and the less invasiveness of this therapy has been reported. However it has not been performed widely. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and adverse STK38 events of barium enema for the treatment of colonic diverticular bleeding. Methods: We examined 90 consecutive patients admitted between January 2000 and March 2014 with colonic diverticular bleeding. The diagnosis was made when all three of the following criteria were fulfilled, 1) There was fresh lower intestinal bleeding, 2) Diverticulum were detected by colonoscopy or barium enema, 3) It was possible to exclude other diseases which caused lower intestinal bleeding. Results: 90 patients (49 males, 41 females, median age 75.0 years, range 29–97) were included. 59 patients (65.6%) were considered to bleed from the left colon and 31 (34.4%) from the right.