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Colonic ischemic necrosis following therapeutic embolization

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Transcatheter embolization of the middle colic artery for diverticular bleeding was followed by ischemic necrosis in the transverse colon at the site of previous anastomosis and stricture formation. This is a potential complication of intra-arterial embolization for colonic bleeding.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Buffalo General Hospital and the School of Medicine of the State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA

    Sadashiv S. Shenoy

  2. Department of Pathology, Buffalo General Hospital and the School of Medicine of the State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA

    Sateesh Satchidanand

  3. Department of Surgery, Buffalo General Hospital and the School of Medicine of the State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA

    Everett H. Wesp

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Shenoy, S.S., Satchidanand, S. & Wesp, E.H. Colonic ischemic necrosis following therapeutic embolization. Gastrointest Radiol 6, 235–237 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01890256

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