title: Interventional therapy for acute hemorrhage in gastrointestinal tract.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the diagnostic angiography and therapy for acute massive hemorrhage in gastrointestinal tract.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-five cases of acute hemorrhage in gastrointestinal tract admitted between April 2002 and September 2004 were reviewed and analyzed by angiography and embolotherapy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifteen patients were men and ten patients were women. The Seldinger technique and method of coaxial duct were used to get access to the bleeding region. PVA particles, gelfoam, and coils were used for embolism. All bleeding sites could be confirmed and were successfully embolized. Hemostasis was achieved in all the patients without bleeding again. The cure rate was 100%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Interventional therapy can not only ascertain the bleeding site, but also stop the bleeding . The method is simple and the effect is certain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150086, Heilongjiang Province, Medical China. honghuiwang@sina.com
authors.forename: Hong-Hui
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Kai-Bing
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Yuan-Shu
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Wei-Feng
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged