An uncommon case of haemorrhagic enteric fever treated successfully with super-selective embolisation using polyvinyl alcohol particles and coils

Lim WY, H’ng M, Punamiya SJ
Correspondence: Dr Wei Yang Lim, drlimweiyang@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT
Lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to enteric fever is uncommon and potentially fatal. The majority of patients recover with conservative treatment, with surgery reserved for life-threatening bleeding. Given the advances in radiologically guided procedures, there have been numerous reports of successful embolisation for gastrointestinal haemorrhage, although few of these involved enteric fever as the causative agent. We report an uncommon case of haemorrhagic enteric fever treated successfully with embolisation using polyvinyl alcohol particles and coils.

Keywords: catheter, embolisation, enteric fever, enteritis, haemorrhage
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(3): e53–e55; doi:10.11622/smedj.2013058

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