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  • Title: Intraarterial vasopressin infusion for treatment of Mallory-Weiss tears of the esophagogastric junction.
    Author: Clark RA.
    Journal: AJR Am J Roentgenol; 1979 Sep; 133(3):449-51. PubMed ID: 111503.
    Abstract:
    Five patients with refractory gastrointestinal bleeding from Mallory-Weiss tears of the esophagus were successfully treated with intraarterial infusions of vasopressin. Although transcatheter embolization has been shown to control the hemorrhage from these lesions, increased experience with and ease of vasopressin infusion suggest that infusion therapy should be the primary treatment method when more conservative measures are inadequate. Embolization techniques may be reserved for cases in which vasopressin therapy is contraindicated or unsuccessful.
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