Massive Hematochezia: A Complication of Methamphetamine-Induced Vasculitis Treated by Transcatheter Hemostasis

A long-term, heavy methamphetamine user with life-threatening rectal hemorrhage was treated with transcatheter occlusion of the bleeding arteries. The bleeding blood vessels were vulnerable submucosal arteries, part of the collateral supply to the distal colon. Visceral arteriography demonstrates...

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Main Authors: Daniel P. Link, Yung-Wei Chi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Radiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/919236
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