Klein D, Moshkovitz Y, Lipin I, Shvurun A, Garniek A, Tzur H
Department of Plastic Surgery, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
Burns. 1993 Oct;19(5):447-9. doi: 10.1016/0305-4179(93)90074-i.
Curling's ulcer bleeding is a well-known life-threatening complication of the severely thermally injured patient. This report describes a successful left gastric artery embolization in a 70 per cent total body area burn patient with severe gastric bleeding. We discuss the various non-surgical invasive modalities for treating such patients, and emphasize the advantages of arterial embolization over surgery.
