J Korean Radiol Soc.  2007 Feb;56(2):137-139. 10.3348/jkrs.2007.56.2.137.

Transarterial Embolization of Massive Gastric Ulcer Bleeding in Gastrostomy Patients Caused by a Balloon Replacement Tube: A Case Report

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  • 1Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. khuhz@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr

Abstract

We present the case of a 77-year-old woman with massive gastric ulcer bleeding caused by a balloon replacement tube that required emergent transcatheter left gastric arterial embolization to stop the ulcer bleeding.

Keyword

Gastrostomy; Stomach, ulcer; Embolization

MeSH Terms

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Female
Gastrostomy*
Hemorrhage*
Humans
Stomach Ulcer*
Ulcer
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