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Transcatheter embolization of the inferior mesenteric artery with steel coils was performed for the control of massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding and sepsis. The bleeding and sepsis was caused by a very large arteriovenous fistula of the inferior mesenteric vessels. This iatrogenic lesion developed and became symptomatic just 5 weeks after an anterior resection of the rectum was performed. Following embolization, the patient made a speedy recovery from the sepsis and no recurrent bleeding was noted.
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Peer, A., Slutzki, S., Abrahmsohn, R. et al. Transcatheter occlusion of inferior mesenteric arteriovenous fistula: A case report. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 12, 35–37 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02577124
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