Research Article
A Preliminary Observation of Weight Loss Following Left Gastric Artery Embolization in Humans
Table 2
Causes for upper GI bleeding.
| | Experimental group () | Control group () |
| | Gastric ulcers () | Duodenal ulcers () | | Nasogastric or gastrostomy tube placement () | Splenic artery pseudoaneurysm () | | Gastric varices () | Surgical complication () | | Gastric cancer () | Percutaneous complication* () | | Metastasis to the stomach () | Pancreatitis () | | Pancreatitis () | Hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm () | | Hematemesis in setting of anticoagulation () | Pancreatic cancer () | | | Trauma () | | | Liver metastasis () |
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Indicates complications arising from either percutaneous biopsy or percutaneous abscess drainage.
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