The MDCT-scan as an important tool in the management of relapsing, overt upper gastrointestinal bleeding : letter to the editor
| Journal | Volume 77 - 2014 |
| Issue | Fasc.4 - Letters |
| Author(s) | P. De Beul, T. Castelein, B. Claikens, W. Roelandt, G. Lambrecht, M. Cool, L. Defreyne, G. Deboever |
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| (1) Dept. of Radiology, (2) Dept. of Gastroenterology, AZ Damiaan, Gouwelozestraat 100, 8400, Ostend, Belgium ; (3) Dept. of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, UZ Gent, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, Belgium. |
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Severe life-threatening hemorrhage in the duodenum is nearly always due to an arterial bleeding in peptic- or NSAID-induced ulcerations. In patients with overt arterial duodenal bleeding without visible ulcerations, congenital vascular malformations must be considered, especially in younger patients. |
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