Spontaneous Bleeding from a Short Gastric Artery after Vomiting Successfully Treated without Surgery

Spontaneous bleeding from a short gastric artery in the absence of pre-disposing trauma is reported very rarely. To the best of our knowledge, the published literature includes only 14 cases. Young men comprise almost all of the patients, and were induced by vomiting or gagging. The patients usually...

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Main Authors: Seong Woo Hong, Yeo Goo Chang, Byungmo Lee, Woo Yong Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Jin Publishing & Printing Co. 2016-09-01
Series:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://www.kjg.or.kr/journal/view.html?doi=10.4166/kjg.2016.68.3.152