Low-dose CT is effective to detect early lung cancers. Further establishment of selection criteria for lung cancer screening, specifically for Asian individuals, is definitely warranted.

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A 69-year-old man presented with hypovolemic shock caused by massive gastrointestinal bleeding. Angiography revealed active bleeding in a branch of the gastroduodenal artery (Picture 1a). The patient underwent emergent transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE), and angiography confirmed complete occlusion due to bleeding (Picture 1b). The patient's condition rapidly stabilized; however, esophagogastroduodenoscopy performed seven days after TAE showed the presence of duodenal ulcers and a metal material impacted in the duodenal surface (Picture 2). Coil migration was highly suspected. We prescribed conservative management, and the patient was discharged after an uneventful hospital stay. No more bleeding episodes or additional sequelae were observed over the following months.The standard treatment for upper gastrointestinal bleeding

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