A challenging case of epigastric pain: diagnosis and mini-invasive treatment of a large gastroduodenal artery pseudoaneurysm

Ernesto Mazza; Dalmar Abdulcadir; Claudio Raspanti; Manlio Acquafresca

doi:10.1136/bcr.02.2012.5873

A challenging case of epigastric pain: diagnosis and mini-invasive treatment of a large gastroduodenal artery pseudoaneurysm

BMJ Case Rep. 2012 Sep 14:2012:bcr0220125873. doi: 10.1136/bcr.02.2012.5873.

Authors

Ernesto Mazza¹, Dalmar Abdulcadir, Claudio Raspanti, Manlio Acquafresca

Affiliation

¹ Department of Extravascular Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Careggi University Hospital Florence, Florence, Italy. [email protected]

Abstract

The authors present a case of a gastroduodenal artery pseudoaneurysm in a patient with a medical history of pancreatic surgery. The lesion was found and evaluated by ultrasound, CT-angiography and then treated with trans-catheter embolisation. This mini-invasive approach led to a complete resolution of the lesion.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdominal Pain / etiology*
Abdominal Pain / therapy*
Aneurysm, False / diagnosis*
Aneurysm, False / therapy*
Carcinoid Tumor / surgery*
Duodenum / blood supply*
Embolization, Therapeutic*
Follow-Up Studies
Gastrostomy*
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Male
Middle Aged
Pancreatectomy*
Pancreatic Neoplasms / surgery*
Postoperative Complications / diagnosis*
Postoperative Complications / therapy*
Pylorus / blood supply*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color