Transcatheter arterial embolization as treatment of upper nonvariceal gastrointestinal bleeding is increasingly being used after failed primary endoscopic treatment.The results after embolization have become better and surgery still has a high mortality.Embolization is a safe and effective procedure,but its use is has been limited because of relatively high rates of rebleeding and high mortality,both of which are associated with gastrointestinal bleeding and non-gastrointestinal related mortality causes.Transcatheter arterial embolization is a valuable minimal invasive method in the treatment of early rebleeding and does not involve a high risk of treatment associated complications.A multidisciplinary approach is necessary in the treatment of these patients and should comprise gastroenterologists,interventional radiologists,anaesthesiologists,and surgeons to achieve the best possible results.
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