A case of acute ischemic duodenal ulcer associated with superior mesenteric artery dissection after transarterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2009 Mar;32(2):367-70. doi: 10.1007/s00270-008-9442-1. Epub 2008 Oct 18.

Abstract

We report a case of transarterial chemoembolization (TACE)-related acute ischemic duodenal ulcer that developed in association with dissection of the superior mesenteric artery. We conclude that the acute duodenal ulcer was developed by ischemia related to superior mesenteric artery dissection during TACE. TACE should be conducted carefully with continuous observation of abdominal arteries.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Angiography
  • Aortic Dissection / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Dissection / etiology*
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / diagnostic imaging
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / therapy*
  • Chemoembolization, Therapeutic / adverse effects*
  • Duodenal Ulcer / diagnostic imaging
  • Duodenal Ulcer / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Ischemia / diagnostic imaging
  • Ischemia / etiology*
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Male
  • Mesenteric Artery, Superior*
  • Middle Aged