Arterial embolization in the treatment of Curling's ulcer bleeding in a burn patient.
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.
Klein
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Department of Plastic Surgery, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
Moshkovitz
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Y
Lipin
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I
Shvurun
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A
Garniek
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A
Tzur
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H
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