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Retained contrast after embolization of a right gastric artery pseudoaneurysm

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology volume 19, pages 110–112 (1996)Cite this article

Abstract

Pseudoaneurysms due to chronic pancreatitis can be a source of major gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage. Computed tomography (CT) is the primary diagnostic imaging modality for pancreatic pseudocysts associated with GI bleeding can be diagnosed and embolized with transcatheter techniques once the arterial anatomy is defined. CT is a useful modality for follow-up examination of the pseudocyst; the findings must be correlated with other procedures performed on these patients. On follow-up studies, contrast medium retained in the pseudocyst after embolization may falsely signal persistent bleeding into the pseudocyts.

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  1. Adam B. Winick M.D.

    Present address: Department of Radiology, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, The George Washington University Medical Center, 901 23rd St., NW, 20037, Washington, DC, USA

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  1. Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Interventional Radiology Section, Halsted 308, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 600 N. Wolfe Street, 21287, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Adam B. Winick M.D. & Gunnar B. Lund

  2. Department of Radiology, The University of Maryland Hospital Systems, 22 South Greene Street, 21201, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Patrick C. Malloy

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Winick, A.B., Malloy, P.C. & Lund, G.B. Retained contrast after embolization of a right gastric artery pseudoaneurysm. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 19, 110–112 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02563904

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Key words

  • Pseudoaneurysm
  • Pancreatitis
  • Arteriography
  • Computed tomorgraphy
  • Embolization
  • Right gastric artery