Haemostasis by thermal means has proved to be highly effective at stopping bleeding, particularly from peptic ulceration. The criteria for selecting lesions which are likely to require and respond to a thermal approach is also improving. For example, a 'visible vessel' on an ulcer base has a higher chance of rebleeding than an overlying clot at a given site.
Methods of thermal haemostasis include:
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