%0 Journal Article
%T Therapeutic angiography for giant bleeding gastro-duodenal artery pseudoaneurysm
%A Ram Elazary
%A Mahmoud Abu-Gazala
%A Avraham Schlager
%A Noam Shussman
%A Avraham I Rivkind
%A Allan I Bloom
%J World Journal of Gastroenterology
%D 2010
%I Baishideng Publishing Group Co. Limited
%X 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 gastro-duodenal artery (GDA) pseudoaneurysm. The patient was taken to interventional radiology where successful microcoil embolization was performed. We present this rare case of a giant GDA pseudoaneurysm together with imaging and a review of the medical literature regarding prevalence, etiology and treatment options for visceral arterial aneurysms.
%K Gastro-duodenal artery
%K Gastrointestinal
%K Bleeding
%K Angiography
%K Pseudoaneurysm
%U http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v16/i13/1670.htm