Gastrointestinal bleeding from supraduodenal artery with aberrant origin

Angiography and endovascular embolization play an important role in controlling acute arterial upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage, particularly when endoscopic intervention fails to do so. In our case, the patient presented with recurrent life-threatening bleed in spite of multiple prior endoscopic i...

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Published in:Radiology Case Reports
Main Authors: Qiong Han, MD, PhD, Chenghao Qian, BS, Gaby Gabriel, MD, Steven Krohmer, MD, Driss Raissi, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Subjects:
Interventional radiology
Angiography
Endovascular embolization
UGIB
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043317300705
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Summary:Angiography and endovascular embolization play an important role in controlling acute arterial upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage, particularly when endoscopic intervention fails to do so. In our case, the patient presented with recurrent life-threatening bleed in spite of multiple prior endoscopic interventions and gastroduodenal artery embolization. Our teaching points focus on the role of angiography in acute upper gastrointestinal bleed and when to conduct empiric embolization, while reviewing the supraduodenal artery as an atypical but important potential culprit for refractory upper gastrointestinal bleed.
ISSN:1930-0433

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