title: Arterial embolization in the treatment of Curling's ulcer bleeding in a burn patient.
abstract: Curling's ulcer bleeding is a well-known life-threatening complication of the severely thermally injured patient. This report describes a successful left gastric artery embolization in a 70 per cent total body area burn patient with severe gastric bleeding. We discuss the various non-surgical invasive modalities for treating such patients, and emphasize the advantages of arterial embolization over surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Moshkovitz
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lipin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shvurun
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garniek
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tzur
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications*; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010438:Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D013270:Stomach / Q000098:blood supply