Arab Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 157-160 , September 2010

Prophylactic embolisation of the left gastric artery in cases with massive upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage with normal angiographic findings

  • Hany M.A. Seif

      Affiliations

    • Radiology Department, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
    • ,
  • Ehab F. Abdou Moustafa

      Affiliations

    • Tropical Medicine and Gastroenterology Department, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +20 88 2304605; fax: +20 88 2333327.

Received 25 May 2009 ,Accepted 9 July 2010.

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PII: S1687-1979(10)00091-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ajg.2010.07.009

Arab Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 157-160 , September 2010

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