Multipurpose use of the over-the-scope-clip system (“Bear claw”) in the gastrointestinal tract: Swiss experience in a tertiary center

Table 2 Demographic data, indications, lesion size and localization of the over-the-scope-clip applications

Characteristics	Patients (n, unless otherwise indicated)
Number of patients (% females)	21 (33%)
Age, median (range), yr	64 (42-85)
Indications Fistulae (OTSC application) Colon After PEG tube removal (colon or stomach) Stomach after surgery Anastomotic leakage Unroofed submucosal lesion after biopsy Upper gastrointestinal bleeding Esophageal stent fixation	11 4 5 2 6 2 1 1
Localization Upper GI tract Lower GI tract	10 11
Lesion size, mean (range), mm	8 (2-20)

OTSC: Over-the-scope-clip; PEG: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.