COIL EMBOLISATION OF RUPTURED LEFT GASTRIC ARTERY ANEURYSM
Visceral artery aneurysms are rare, with an estimated incidence of less than 2% in the general population. Left gastric artery aneurysm are particularly uncommon, accounting for 4% of all visceral aneurysms. Usually an incidental finding, they can manifest with rupture and be life...
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| Format: | article |
| Language: | eng |
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2020
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.48750/acv.284 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:ojs.acvjournal.com:article/284 |
| Summary: | Visceral artery aneurysms are rare, with an estimated incidence of less than 2% in the general population. Left gastric artery aneurysm are particularly uncommon, accounting for 4% of all visceral aneurysms. Usually an incidental finding, they can manifest with rupture and be life threatening. The authors present a case of an 83 year-old male with haemorrhagic shock caused by a ruptured left gastric artery aneurysm. Coil embolization of afferent and efferent arteries was performed with good morphologic results. Management of a ruptured visceral aneurysm is aimed at controlling life-threatening bleeding usually by embolisation in the emergency setting. |
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