Case Report
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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Oct 16, 2022; 14(10): 636-641
Published online Oct 16, 2022. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v14.i10.636
Hemostasis of massive bleeding from esophageal tumor: A case report
Aleksei A Kashintsev, Dmitriy S Rusanov, Mariya V Antipova, Sergey V Anisimov, Oleg K Granstrem, Nikolai Yu Kokhanenko, Konstantin V Medvedev, Eldar B Kutumov, Anastasya A Nadeeva, Vitali Proutski
Aleksei A Kashintsev, Sergey V Anisimov, Oleg K Granstrem, Vitali Proutski, Pandx Ltd., Whittlesford, Cambridge, CB22 4NW, United Kingdom
Dmitriy S Rusanov, Mariya V Antipova, Nikolai Yu Kokhanenko, Konstantin V Medvedev, Eldar B Kutumov, Anastasya A Nadeeva, Pandx LLC., Saint-Petersburg 194100, Russia
Author contributions: Kashintsev AA, Anisimov SV, Granstrem OK, Kutumov EB, Nadeeva AA and Proutski V designed the study; Kashintsev AA, Rusanov DS, Antipova MV, Kokhanenko NY and Medvedev KV performed the study; Kashintsev AA, Anisimov SV, Granstrem OK, and Proutski V analyzed the results and wrote the manuscript; all authors have read and approve the final manuscript.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors report no relevant conflict of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Aleksei A Kashintsev, MD, PhD, Director of Medicine and Technology, Surgeon, Pandx Ltd., Whittlesford, 1 Royston Road, Cambridge, CB22 4NW, United Kingdom. alexey.kashintsev@pandica.com
Received: May 4, 2022
Peer-review started: May 4, 2022
First decision: June 16, 2022
Revised: June 24, 2022
Accepted: September 13, 2022
Article in press: September 13, 2022
Published online: October 16, 2022
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Core Tip

Core Tip: We describe a novel method of managing difficult-to-treat condition using an original device/ catheter that we developed. Our experience of managing gastrointestinal and, in particular, esophageal bleeding suggests that treatment of such conditions is a major challenge with no readily available and reliably working solutions. Success depends on multiple factors, all subject to limitation of time available for decision-making and application of treatment methods. A major advantage of our method is its ease of use and ability to be deployed by physicians of all levels and in all hospital settings. We believe that our method can help save many lives.