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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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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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 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-506-1961-4 |