Gastrointestinal Bleeding. An Angiographic Perspective
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Angiography has become an integral tool in the management of patients with gastrointestinal bleeding. It is used for localizing the site of bleeding and then for controlling the bleeding when more conservative methods of treatment are unsuccessful.
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