A pharmacological alternative for treatment of haemorrhage from a hiatus hernia gastric ulcer.
Haematemesis in the elderly patient is a life-threatening condition. When the degree of blood loss is severe enough to warrant intervention by surgery or endoscopic means, the risk is even greater. We describe such a case, where treatment was further complicated as the bleeding point was in a hiatus hernia. The bleeding was successfully controlled by non-invasive means using an infusion of a somatostatin analogue.
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Department of Surgery, Medical School, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006551:Hernia, Hiatal / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D015282:Octreotide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010438:Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy*
D015282:Octreotide