Abstract

Curling's ulcer bleeding is a well-known life-threatening complication of the severely thermally injured patient. This report describes a successful left gastric artery embolization in a 70 per cent total body area burn patient with severe gastric bleeding. We discuss the various non-surgical invasive modalities for treating such patients, and emphasize the advantages of arterial embolization over surgery.

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