Embolization of superior rectal arteries for transfusion dependent haemorrhoidal bleeding in severely cardiopathic patients: a new field of application of the "emborrhoid" technique

Tech Coloproctol. 2018 Jun;22(6):453-455. doi: 10.1007/s10151-018-1802-5. Epub 2018 May 24.

Authors

M Venturini¹, P De Nardi², P Marra¹, M Panzeri¹, G Brembilla¹, F Morelli³, F Melchiorre⁴, F De Cobelli^{1

5}, A Del Maschio^{1

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
² Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. [email protected].
³ Department of Radiology, San Paolo Hospital, Milan, Italy.
⁴ Department of Radiology, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Vercelli, Italy.
⁵ Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy.

PMID: 29797246
DOI: 10.1007/s10151-018-1802-5

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Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Arteries*
Blood Transfusion
Cardiomyopathies / complications*
Embolization, Therapeutic / methods*
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / therapy*
Hemorrhoids / complications
Hemorrhoids / surgery*
Humans
Male
Mesenteric Artery, Inferior / surgery
Rectum / blood supply*
Rectum / surgery
Treatment Outcome