Endoscopic submucosal dissection for early gastric cancer without interruption of warfarin and aspirin

Many guidelines for the management of antithrombotic therapy in endoscopic procedures state that warfarin should be replaced by heparin in high risk endoscopic procedures. However, heparin bridging therapy is costly, requires a long hospital stay, and is indicated as a risk factor for bleeding after...

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Main Authors: Shigetaka Tounou, Yasushi Morita, Tomohiro Hosono, Hideaki Harada, Kenji Hayasaka, Yasushi Katsuyama, Satoshi Suehiro, Seishi Nagano, Takanori Shimizu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2015-06-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0034-1392018