Karenn Barros Bezerra; Expedito Aguiar Bacelar Júnior; Nárjara Caroline de Sousa Pereira; Fábio Alves da Costa
Radiol Bras 2012;45(2):126-128 - CASE REPORT
Gastrointestinal bleeding is a common cause of admission to emergency services. Hemorrhages originated from arteriovenous malformations in the stomach have been rarely described in the literature. Embolization offers a good chance for the control of bleeding. We describe the case of a patient with recurrent hematemesis and melena whose angiography identified arteriovenous malformations in the greater curvature of the stomach. The bleeding was treated by arterial embolization.
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