Effectiveness of Non-invasive surgery in patients with the colon bleeding

Abstract

The authors have observed 37 patients with intestinal bleeding from tumours of the large intestine of varying severity. The effectiveness of endoscopic hemostasis by laser photocoagulation of vessels and the value of this technique in the prevention of recurrent bleedings was assessed. In 12 patients the bleeding was stopped by applying the hemostatic therapy. In 25 patients an attempt was made to arrest the intestinal bleeding through the colonoscopy with laser photocoagulation of vessels of the tumour using the high-energy argon plasma installation and the neodymium laser with a wavelength of 1.06 microns. Non-contact laser argon coagulation of bleeding vessels of the tumour was successfully applied in 14 cases. This treatment strategy is promising because it allows performing the one-stage surgery with minimal risk to the patient.