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This paper reports on a case of colonic bleeding from an angiodysplastic lesion of the ascending colon in a 71-year-old diabetic woman, resulting in severe anemia in the patient, who was treated using the BICAP electrocoagulation system. The present report includes a description of this technique, which involves the use of a 7-F hemostatic probe connected to a 25-W BICAP source.
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Cottone, C., Disclafani, G., Genova, G. et al. Use of BICAP in a case of colon angiodysplasia. Surg Endosc 5, 99–100 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00316848
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