Transcatheter arterial embolization for upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding

Audrius Širvinskas; Edgaras Smolskas; Kipras Mikelis; Vilma Brimienė; Gintautas Brimas

doi:10.5114/wiitm.2017.72319

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Transcatheter arterial embolization for upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding

Audrius Širvinskas

,

Edgaras Smolskas

,

Kipras Mikelis

,

Vilma Brimienė

,

Gintautas Brimas

Videosurgery Miniinv 2017; 12 (4): 385–393

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/wiitm.2017.72319

Online publish date: 2017/12/29

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Introduction: Transcatheter arterial embolization is a possible treatment for patients with recurrent bleeding from the upper gastrointestinal tract after failed endoscopic management and is also an alternative to surgical treatment.

Aim: To analyze the outcomes of transcatheter arterial embolization and identify the clinical and technical factors that influenced the rates of morbidity and mortality.

Material and methods: A retrospective analysis was carried out, based on the data of 36 patients who underwent transcatheter arterial embolization for acute nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding in 2013 to 2015 in our center. An analysis was performed between early rebleeding rates, mortality and the following factors: patient sex, age, number of units of packed red blood cells and packed plasma administered to the patients, length of hospital stay, therapeutic or prophylactic embolization.

Results: The technical success rate of the embolization procedure was 100%. There were 15 (41.70%) therapeutic embolizations and 21 (58.3%) prophylactic embolizations. There was a 77.8% clinical success rate. Following embolization, 10 (27.80%) patients had repeated bleeding and 9 (25.0%) patients died. Significant associations were found between rebleeding and prophylactic embolization (OR = 10.53; p = 0.04) and between mortality and prophylactic embolization (OR = 10.53; p = 0.04) and units of packed red blood cells (OR = 1.25; p < 0.01).

Conclusions: In our experience, transcatheter arterial embolization is a safe treatment method for acute nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding and a possible alternative to surgery for high-risk patients.

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Transcatheter arterial embolization for upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding

Audrius Širvinskas , Edgaras Smolskas , Kipras Mikelis , Vilma Brimienė , Gintautas Brimas

gastrointestinal, hemorrhage, transcatheter arterial embolization

Audrius Širvinskas

,

Edgaras Smolskas

,

Kipras Mikelis

,

Vilma Brimienė

,

Gintautas Brimas