Sengstaken-Blakemore tube as a rescue treatment for hemorrhagic shock secondary to laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding erosion [PDF]
Gastrointestinal bleeding is an uncommon but potentially life-threatening complication of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) erosion. We present the use of a Sengstaken-Blakemore tube as a treatment device for severe gastrointestinal bleeding
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Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage after Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Single-Center Cohort Study
Spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a devastating disease, and gastrointestinal hemorrhage is one of several potential complications of acute strokes.
Shang-Po Wang, Yu-Hua Huang
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Bleeding Peptic Ulcer – Tertiary Center Experience: Epidemiology, Treatment and Prognosis
The aim of this study was to demonstrate epidemiological, clinical and endoscopic characteristics of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) with special reference to peptic ulcer bleeding (PUB). The study included 2198 consecutive patients referred
Ivan Budimir +9 more
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Prediction Model for 30-day Outcomes Among Emergency Department Patients with Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding [PDF]
Introduction: There are currently no robust tools available for risk stratification of emergency department (ED) patients with lower gastrointestinal bleed (LGIB).
Leafloor, Cameron +3 more
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Excisional treatment of cavernous hemangioma of the liver [PDF]
Fifteen patients had hepatic hemangiomas removed with liver resections that ranged in extent from local excision to right trisegmentectomy. There was no mortality and little morbidity.
Fennell, RH +6 more
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Provocative mesenteric angiography for diagnosis and treatment of occult gastrointestinal hemorrhage
Occult gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage can be a great challenge to both patients and physicians, exerting a great toll on patients and the healthcare system.
Charles Y. Kim
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Access and non–access site bleeding after percutaneous coronary intervention and risk of subsequent mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events:Systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Background: The prognostic impact of site-specific major bleeding complications after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has yielded conflicting data.
Buchan, Iain +10 more
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Role of surgery in gastrointestinal bleeding
With the help of the evolution of endoscopic and angiographic intervention, nonsurgical techniques became the procedures of choice for the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding and role of surgery have been decreased.
Jae-Sun Kim, In-Seob Lee
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Intestinal bleeding due to venous vascular malformation of difficult diagnosis in a pediatric case
Background: acute gastrointestinal hemorrhage is a major medical emergency worldwide and responsible for a high number of annual hospital admissions.
Yamilka Joamis Peña-Borroto +3 more
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Splenic CT radiomics nomogram predicting the risk of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage in cirrhosis
Objective: To explore the application value of splenic CT radiomics nomogram in predicting the risk of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Methods: From October 2019 to September 2021, a total of 110 patients with cirrhotic portal hypertension were ...
Yingzhan Zhang, Qun Zhao, Jing Wen
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