Application of preimplanted angiography catheter with digital subtraction angiography for surgical treatment of acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding / 中华全科医师杂志

ABSTRACT

To evaluate the application of preimplanted angiography catheter with digital subtraction angiograply(DSA) for surgical treatment of acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding.Clinical data of 17 patients with acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding admitted from June 2011 to December 2014 were retrospectively reviewed.The angiography catheter was implanted and methylene was injected to find the bleeding sites with DSA,then emergency laparotomy was performed.The results showed the bleeding sites in small intestine in 8 cases and in large intestine in 9 cases.Postoperative pathology revealed vascular malformation in 4 cases,2 in small intestine and 2 in colon;ulcerative colitis in 3 cases;colon cancer in 1 case;colonic diverticula in 3 cases and small intestinal stromal tumor in 6 cases.Results indicate that if the conservative therapy is not effective,surgical treatment assisted by preimplanted angiography catheter with DSA is safe and effective for patients with lower gastrointestinal bleeding.