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World J Clin Cases. Nov 26, 2019; 7(22): 3728-3733
Published online Nov 26, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i22.3728
Published online Nov 26, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i22.3728
Super-selective arterial embolization in the control of acute lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage
Liang-Shan Lv, Department of Gastroenterology and Interventional Radiography, Xi’an Gaoxin Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710075, Shaanxi Province, China
Jing-Tao Gu, Department of Vascular Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China
Author contributions: Lv LS and Gu JT contributed equally to this work and were considered as co-first authors; Lv LS and Gu JT designed the research, collected and analyzed the data, and wrote the paper.
Institutional review board statement: This research was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of Xi’an Gaoxin Hospital.
Informed consent statement: Due to the retrospective nature of the study, informed consent was waived.
Conflict-of-interest statement: This research did not use any statistical method to analyze the data.
Data sharing statement: The authors have no conflict of interest to disclose.
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Corresponding author: Liang-Shan LV, MD, Doctor, Department of Gastroenterology and Interventional Radiography, Xi’an Gaoxin Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710075, Shaanxi Province, China. 1603014227@st.nuc.edu.cn
Received: September 8, 2019
Peer-review started: September 8, 2019
First decision: October 24, 2019
Revised: November 14, 2019
Accepted: November 15, 2019
Article in press: November 15, 2019
Published online: November 26, 2019
Peer-review started: September 8, 2019
First decision: October 24, 2019
Revised: November 14, 2019
Accepted: November 15, 2019
Article in press: November 15, 2019
Published online: November 26, 2019
Core Tip
Core tip: Transcatheter embolization has been accepted as an effective and safe method for treating acute upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. Treatment of acute lower GI bleeding (any site below the ligament of Treitz) using this technique has not reached a consensus, because of the belief that the risk of intestinal infarction in this condition is extremely high. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of this technique in a retrospective group of patients who underwent embolization for acute lower GI bleeding.