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Gastric Perforation Following Prophylactic Embolization of Right Gastric and Gastroduodenal Arteries Prior to Selective Internal Radiation Therapy

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Prophylactic gastroduodenal artery (GDA) and right gastric artery (RGA) embolization for prevention of gastric ulceration in patients with hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer undergoing Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT) are relatively safe. Herein, we present a case of gastric perforation following prophylactic embolization of the GDA and RGA for SIRT in a 43-year-old male with sigmoid colon adenocarcinoma and multiple hepatic metastases.

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Authors Pratik A. Shukla, Jitesh Ahuja, Vineel Kurli, Rajesh I. Patel, and Peter S. Kozuch declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

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    Pratik A. Shukla, Jitesh Ahuja, Vineel Kurli & Rajesh I. Patel

  2. Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center, First Avenue at Sixteenth Street, New York, 10010, USA

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Shukla, P.A., Ahuja, J., Kurli, V. et al. Gastric Perforation Following Prophylactic Embolization of Right Gastric and Gastroduodenal Arteries Prior to Selective Internal Radiation Therapy. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 38, 1645–1648 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-015-1139-7

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