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Selective embolization of the inferior mesenteric artery in massive colonic bleeding

Israel Journal of Medical Sciences
|April 1, 1978
PubMed

A case is described in which massive rectal bleeding was controlled by selective embolization of the superior hemorrhoidal arteries. Selective therapeutic arterial embolization in colonic bleeding represents an important alternative to procedures such as surgery and infusion of vasospastic agents which carry a prohibitive risk in severely ill patients.

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