Is optimal nonsurgical management of peptic ulcer bleeding , including arterial embolization associated with a mortality below 1 %?
Arterial embolization seems to be efficient for endoscopically unmanageable PUB. In our series, one patient developed severe complication related to the procedure and died. If arterial embolization could be proposed before surgery in case of refractory PUB, large prospective studies are needed.
BDR in COPD is independently associated with CT evidence of airway pathology. This study provides us with greater evidence of changes in lung structure that correlate with physiologic manifestations of airflow obstruction in COPD.