title: Small bowel ischemia after angiographic embolization for angiodysplasia of lower gastrointestinal tract: the case for conservative management.
abstract: However, transarterial embolization for angiodysplasia has become widely used, the possibility of complications such as bowel ischemia and infarction still exists. We experienced a 60-year-old woman of small bowel ischemia after angiographic embolization for the angiodysplasia of cecum treated with conservative management. We should consider the possibility of recovery via the rich intramural vascular networks of the lower GI tract before deciding to operate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Chung-Ang University Hospital, 224-1, Heuk Seok-Dong, Dongjak-Ku, Seoul, 156-755, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Suh
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D016888:Angiodysplasia / Q000628:therapy*; D000792:Angiography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000098:blood supply*; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged