野中 康一
   Department   School of Medicine(Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital), School of Medicine
   Position   Professor
Article types Case report
Language English
Peer review Non peer reviewed
Title A case of gastric antral vascular ectasia in which PuraStat, a novel self-assembling peptide hemostatic hydrogel, was effective.
Journal Formal name:DEN open
Abbreviation:DEN Open
ISSN code:26924609/26924609
Domestic / ForeginDomestic
Volume, Issue, Page 3(1),pp.e183
Author and coauthor MISUMI Yoshitsugu, TAKEUCHI Miharu, KISHINO Maiko, KUDO Yoshimichi, NONAKA Kouichi
Authorship Last author
Publication date 2023/04
Summary Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) is a gastric hemorrhagic disease associated with chronic liver disease. Argon plasma coagulation is widely used to control gastrointestinal bleeding due to GAVE. Although argon plasma coagulation is a relatively safe endoscopic procedure, it is not suitable in some cases, such as in patients with pacemakers. We report a case of GAVE in which PuraStat, a novel self-assembling peptide hemostatic hydrogel, was effective. The patient was a 55-year-old man who had undergone Fontan surgery for tricuspid regurgitation more than 20 years prior. He developed hepatic cirrhosis as a complication following Fontan surgery. During upper gastrointestinal endoscopy to examine the cause of the progression of anemia and black stool, bleeding from GAVE was observed; PuraStat was applied to stop the bleeding. Postoperatively, the black stool disappeared, and his hemoglobin levels improved. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was performed 13 days after the surgery; the density of the capillaries in the antrum was significantly decreased, and a clear trend toward disappearance was observed. Therefore, the application of PuraStat may be useful in the treatment of GAVE.
DOI 10.1002/deo2.183
PMID 36381641