Advantages

Disadvantages

Epinephrine injection

Simple and inexpensive

High risk of rebleeding

Safe (avoids damage to the bowel wall)

Argon plasma coagulation

Easy to use

Possibility of only superficial coagulation (inaccessible to larger, deeper vessels)

Safe

Clipping

Low risk of rebleeding

Requires more experience

Difficulty in applying clips to specific sites

Band ligation

Easy to use

Poor visual field

Accessible to difficult sites Low risk of rebleeding

Possibility of delayed bleeding or perforation