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Post-traumatic pseudoaneurysms of the left gastric artery: A case report

Post-traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the gastric artery is very rare. Prompt diagnosis and management are necessary because mortality is high due to massive intra-abdominal hemorrhage. A 79-year-old man complained of abdominal pain after slipping down 2 days prior to admission. Abdominal computed tomogr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Noh, Dongsub, Mun, Yun Su
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6282636/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30547077
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tcr.2018.11.005
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Sumario:Post-traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the gastric artery is very rare. Prompt diagnosis and management are necessary because mortality is high due to massive intra-abdominal hemorrhage. A 79-year-old man complained of abdominal pain after slipping down 2 days prior to admission. Abdominal computed tomography showed some hemoperitoneum with suspicious contrast leakage and aneurysmal change of the left gastric artery. Pseudoaneurysm of the left gastric artery was treated by angioembolization. After the angioembolization, he recovered without any problems. Delayed pseudoaneurysm of the gastric circulation should always be kept in mind as a possible cause of delayed hemoperitoneum.