title: Lower gastrointestinal bleeding from the internal iliac artery: angiographic demonstration of an iliac arteriocolic fistula.
abstract: A rare source of potentially massive lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage in women is advanced gynecologic malignancy. Such patients can develop gastrointestinal hemorrhage with or without prior pelvic irradiation, due to arteriocolic fistulas. Angiography permits the correct diagnosis and subsequent embolotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Winthrop-University Hospital, 259 First Street, 11501, Mineola, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Adam M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gittleman
authors.forename: Sidney
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Glanz
authors.forename: Man
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hon
authors.forename: A Orlando
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Ortiz
authors.forename: Douglas S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Katz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D001344:Autopsy; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy