Prophylactic embolisation of the left gastric artery in cases with massive upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage with normal angiographic findings

Arab Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 157-160

  Seif, Hany M A ^a   Abdou Moustafa, Ehab F ^b  

^a ASSIUT UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Assiut University Faculty of Medicine   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTERY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEATH; EXCHANGE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEMATEMESIS; HUMAN; LEFT GASTRIC ARTERY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING;

EID: 77956470957     PISSN: 16871979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajg.2010.07.009     Document Type: Article

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