Trans-arterial embolization of malignant tumor-related gastrointestinal bleeding: technical and clinical efficacy

Abstract Background Gastrointestinal (GI) tract bleeding is a major cause of mortality among patients with GI malignancies. We aimed to assess the technical and clinical efficacy of trans-arterial embolization (TAE) as a symptomatic treatment of tumor-related GI bleeding. This study was conducted fo...

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Main Authors: Ali H. Elmokadem, Hassan Abdelsalam, Ahmed El-Morsy, Ahmed Elsabbagh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-10-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Subjects:
GIT
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43055-019-0045-4