Massive Hematemesis Resulting from Rupture of a Gastric-Artery Aneurysm

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IN RECENT years there has been an increasing interest in early operation as the most satisfactory treatment of acute massive bleeding from the upper intestinal tract. As a result of improvements in anesthesia, operative technic, blood replacement and general postoperative care the mortality in certain cases is lower than that resulting from conservative supportive measures.Various investigators have attempted to clarify the factors that influence the result and determine whether one patient will stand a better chance of survival if treated by conservative measures while another will be less likely to succumb if a surgical effort is made. As long . . .

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