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1738991

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-3-19
pubmed:abstractText
During a 5-year period, 13 patients who presented with massive upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage had normal findings on arteriography. Seven had prophylactic embolization of the left gastric artery, and six had conservative therapy. Normal angiographic findings were associated with clinical cessation of bleeding in 12 of 13 patients. Lesions not treated by embolization or other invasive therapy had a high rate of massive recurrent hemorrhage (four of six). Of lesions subsequently found to be supplied by the left gastric artery, two of four cases not treated by embolization or surgery had clinically significant recurrent hemorrhage, whereas none of six cases treated by embolization had recurrent hemorrhage. Prophylactic embolization of the left gastric artery appears warranted when (1) there is definite prior identification of a lesion in the left gastric artery territory or (2) there is no prior localization of a lesion but the patient is at risk for multiorgan failure if bleeding recurs.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0361-803X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
158
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
547-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-2-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Massive upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage with normal findings on arteriography: value of prophylactic embolization of the left gastric artery.
pubmed:affiliation
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article