A Rare Case of a Gastric Ulcer Causing Left Gastric Artery Pseudoaneurysm

Upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage is an uncommon but can be a lethal presentation of a pseudoaneurysm because a rupture is associated with a 40%–80% mortality rate. We report a rare case of left gastric artery pseudoaneurysm secondary to peptic ulcer disease presenting as an upper gastrointestinal h...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Roma, Katerina, Sieck, Blake, Mikhael, Tatiana, Naik, Katrina, Wahid, Shahid
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10036014/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36968125
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000001010
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Sumario:Upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage is an uncommon but can be a lethal presentation of a pseudoaneurysm because a rupture is associated with a 40%–80% mortality rate. We report a rare case of left gastric artery pseudoaneurysm secondary to peptic ulcer disease presenting as an upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage.

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