Risk of bleeding following double balloon enteroscopy in patients on continued antiplatelet and/or anticoagulation therapy

Background and study aims Anticoagulation (AC) and antiplatelet (AP) therapy may increase the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding after double balloon enteroscopy (DBE); however, limited data are currently available regarding the incidence. The aim of this study was to assess the incidence and clinica...

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Main Authors: Himesh B. Zaver, Hassan Ghoz, Fernando Stancampiano, Khaled I. Alnahhal, Balkishan Malviya, Krupa Patel, Andrea C. Rodriguez, Mansi Oberoi, Andrea Koralewski, Matthew J. Crawford, Aruj Choudhry, Karl Mareth, Monia E. Werlang, Paul T. Kroner, C. Roberto Simons-Linares, Frank Lukens, Michael J. Bartel, Mark Stark, Bhaumik Brahmbhatt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2021-08-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-1499-6988