Therapeutic angiography for giant bleeding gastro-duodenal artery pseudoaneurysm

We present the case of an 18-year-old female transferred to our center from an outside hospital due to persistent gastrointestinal bleeding. Two weeks prior to her transfer she underwent duodenal omentopexy for a perforated duodenal peptic ulcer. The patient underwent a computed tomography angiogram...

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Published in:World journal of gastroenterology : WJG 2010-04, Vol.16 (13), p.1670-1672
Main Author: Elazary, Ram
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Aneurysm, False - diagnosis
Aneurysm, False - pathology
Angiography - methods
Case Report
Digestive System Surgical Procedures - adverse effects
Embolization, Therapeutic
Female
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - diagnosis
Humans
Peptic Ulcer - complications
Peptic Ulcer - surgery
Postoperative Complications
Risk
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:We present the case of an 18-year-old female transferred to our center from an outside hospital due to persistent gastrointestinal bleeding. Two weeks prior to her transfer she underwent duodenal omentopexy for a perforated duodenal peptic ulcer. The patient underwent a computed tomography angiogram which identified the source of bleeding as a giant gastroduodenal artery (GDA) pseudoaneurysm. The patient was taken to interventional radiology where successful microcoil embolization was performed. We present ...
ISSN:1007-9327
2219-2840
DOI:10.3748/wjg.v16.i13.1670