Transcatheter Arterial Embolization in the Management of Life Threatening Bleeding Applied in Upper Gastrointestinal and Post Partum Bleedings.

Transcatheter Arterial Embolization (TAE) is a method in which a catheter is inserted into an artery under fluoroscopy guidance. By using material that creates a thrombus, inserted through the catheter, the artery can be occluded and the bleeding stopped. Endoscopy is the treatment of choice in uppe...

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Main Author: Eriksson, Lars-Gunnar
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för onkologi, radiologi och klinisk immunologi 2007
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-8248
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